tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post2869037608028273794..comments2024-03-29T08:35:40.450-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Wednesday, November 5, 2008 Edgar FontaineZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-4831182612185653802008-11-05T23:07:00.000-06:002008-11-05T23:07:00.000-06:00Argyle, What an fascinating comparison between Ezr...Argyle, What an fascinating comparison between Ezra Pound's poem and Pink Floyd's lyrics. The last line of the lyrics reminded me of Henry David Thoreau's line from "Walden", "The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation."<BR/><BR/>Jeannie, We'll get used to the new name. I hope you didn't have too uncomfortable an experience. It is a valuable lesson to us that when we are being free and easy with our blog friends, there are always others (who may not be so friendly) who are watching.Clear Ayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14463641770718104835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-45964386032485627352008-11-05T22:45:00.000-06:002008-11-05T22:45:00.000-06:00Lately, I had a scare and really don't think it is...Lately, I had a scare and really don't think it is wise to publish where I live so I changed my blog name. Same pic. Same person. Just a different name. Paranoid? Maybe. Safe, probably.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901963533031920633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-89989426281656160142008-11-05T22:07:00.000-06:002008-11-05T22:07:00.000-06:00Maybe you would like to compare Ezra Pound's And t...Maybe you would like to compare Ezra Pound's <EM><B>And the days are not full enough</B></EM><BR/><BR/>And the days are not full enough<BR/>And the nights are not full enough<BR/>And life slips by like a field mouse<BR/>Not shaking the grass<BR/><BR/>to Pink Floyd's <EM><B>Time</B></EM><BR/><BR/>Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day<BR/>You fritter and waste the hours in an offhand way.<BR/>Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town<BR/>Waiting for someone or something to show you the way.<BR/><BR/>Tired of lying in the sunshine staying home to watch the rain.<BR/>You are young and life is long and there is time to kill today.<BR/>And then one day you find ten years have got behind you.<BR/>No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun.<BR/><BR/>So you run and you run to catch up with the sun but it’s sinking<BR/>Racing around to come up behind you again.<BR/>The sun is the same in a relative way but you’re older,<BR/>Shorter of breath and one day closer to death.<BR/><BR/>Every year is getting shorter never seem to find the time.<BR/>Plans that either come to naught or half a page of scribbled lines<BR/>Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way<BR/>The time is gone, the song is over,<BR/>Thought I’d something more to say.Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-70091613681248338782008-11-05T22:00:00.000-06:002008-11-05T22:00:00.000-06:00C.C. asked...@What is PICTS?My head is starting to...C.C. asked...@What is PICTS?<BR/><BR/>My head is starting to hurt from researching. First of all, it would be <EM>"Who are PICTS?"</EM> And it turns out there are several different views about their origins. What's known is they are the the people who fiercely fought the Romans when they first invaded Britain. Traditionally, the name Pict is said to mean 'painted people' (having the same Latin root as the English word 'picture'). But tonight I read that it may not be true and Pict is what they called themselves.<BR/><BR/>Anyhow, they do not appear to be Celtic but are contemporaries of them and pretty much disappeared for unknown reasons.<BR/><BR/>On another note, I found this bit of trivia: <EM>"People who would have been recognised as Scots may have been living in Argyll as early as c.300."</EM>Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-17377214693569357572008-11-05T19:24:00.000-06:002008-11-05T19:24:00.000-06:00c.c.,Since you're a big baseball fan, thought you'...c.c.,<BR/>Since you're a big baseball fan, thought you'd be interested to know that Paul Gallico, our xw clue writer of "Mrs. 'Arris...", also wrote "Pride of the Yankees", the story of Lou Gehrig that was made into a fairly good film starring Gary Cooper. Gallico also wrote the disaster novel "The Poseidon Adventure".gvi>>>https://www.blogger.com/profile/06291836244718405351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-58326578207914211632008-11-05T18:52:00.000-06:002008-11-05T18:52:00.000-06:00Dennis amen to your 3:22 post. We have so much to...Dennis amen to your 3:22 post. We have so much to be thankful for living in America I could never not be proud to be an American. Good luck and God bless Mr Obama.Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12486268207040292639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-48018199305191469622008-11-05T18:14:00.000-06:002008-11-05T18:14:00.000-06:00Hi all, not too much to add so I won't.Embien, tha...Hi all, not too much to add so I won't.<BR/><BR/>Embien, thanks for the explanation..I did forget that not everyone lives in a place that has a secure mailbox. Ours is a slot in our front door, as are many in the 'close in neighborhoods'.. I just thought by now, there would be more 'locked' rural mailboxes. I do understand some people have lost their ballots, or spilled something on them so must go get replacements. I just didn't think it would jam up traffic like it supposedly did. No offense was meant.carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01863837914353193182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-32115269674240453402008-11-05T16:06:00.000-06:002008-11-05T16:06:00.000-06:00Dennis is a tough act to follow.... *S*I finally m...Dennis is a tough act to follow.... *S*<BR/><BR/>I finally made it to the c/w this afternoon. I finished it, but it took some guessing.<BR/><BR/>NORI, DOUAY, PNIN, RIANT, and CEIBA were all new to me, but they came through the fills. LANNY was a guess, and I had to revise the T in his last name when I realized the Apple product was an IPOD. I was sitting here thinking, "Pie, crisp, crumble, sauce....." and nothing fit.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the interesting information on languages.KittyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04666226081076161638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-80955471050692496002008-11-05T15:49:00.000-06:002008-11-05T15:49:00.000-06:00C.C. "And life slips by like a field mouse/Not sh...C.C. "And life slips by like a field mouse/Not shaking the grass". What does it mean? Life passes by very quietly?"<BR/><BR/>I don't think Ezra Pound meant that life passes by quietly. The poem has to be taken as a whole. Pound says we don't fill our days and nights with enough meaningful experiences. Before we know it our lives have passed without our having done anything of merit, importance, or intensity. Well, that's his opinion anyway. He was a pretty pessimistic guy.<BR/><BR/>About WARES - There is a nursery rhyme that uses "wares" as a type of merchandise in the first verse. In the poem the wares are pies.<BR/><BR/><B><I> Simple Simon</I></B><BR/><BR/>Simple Simon met a pieman going to the fair;<BR/>Said Simple Simon to the pieman "Let me taste your wares"<BR/>Said the pieman to Simple Simon "Show me first your penny"<BR/>Said Simple Simon to the pieman "Indeed, I have not any!"Clear Ayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14463641770718104835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-56033360414754794632008-11-05T15:22:00.000-06:002008-11-05T15:22:00.000-06:00doesitinink, sorry, but there is NO time when you ...doesitinink, sorry, but there is NO time when you should not be proud to be an American. Pride in country shouldn't be based on who's running it. There's an awful lot of people who'd give a limb to be an American, regardless of the vagaries of politics.Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05476669744435495547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-41764882907326289222008-11-05T15:18:00.000-06:002008-11-05T15:18:00.000-06:00C.C.Early languages were from tribes in different ...C.C.<BR/>Early languages were from tribes in different geographic locations. Semitic languages originated further to the east, some around the Euphrates River.<BR/>Persian, or Parsi or Farsi, is the language of Iran and it descends from the old Persian Empire, which was further west and north. <BR/>They were from different parts of Asia, not from Europe.<BR/>I hope I am correct in this, I am working from long ago memory.<BR/>Calef.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-54271110830952747132008-11-05T15:16:00.000-06:002008-11-05T15:16:00.000-06:00This puzzle started very slow for me, probably bec...This puzzle started very slow for me, probably because I stayed up too late last night watching the election returns. My first mistake was to quickly write in “beer” for 1A! Without consideration I also filled in 50A incorrectly. And even once I started getting some of the crosses, I wanted to fill it in as “Minnie Minoso”. I kept reading the clue “Ms. McEntire” for 61A and could not understand what POOR had to do with her. Almost everything else seemed a puzzle to me. Well, a large cup of coffee, a diet Pepsi and the quiet of lunch cleared my mind, and I worked the puzzle at top speed, with no errors and with no help.<BR/><BR/>@cc: The Paul Galico book <B>Mrs. ‘Arris Goes to Paris</B> is one of a series about the charwoman that I read when I was in high school. <BR/><BR/>I am familiar with Fann<B>ie</B> Farmer as the author of the famous 1918 Boston Cooking-School cook book. I am not familiar with FANNY FARMER candy. Chicago is the home of Fannie May candies.<BR/><BR/>As for “I’m mad as hell, and I’m not going to take it anymore.” It was never considered to be funny. Faye Dunaway was excited about her news anchor’s rant because she saw it as a way to up the ratings for her station. Peter Finch ranted about his anger on live broadcasts leading up to his suicide. I have not seen this movie since it came out in 1976, but seeing your clip, I re-experienced much of the despair, cynicism and anger I have felt for much of the last eight years. Last night, for the first time in a long time, I felt proud to be an American.<BR/><BR/>@boomer: Thank you for sharing your sentiments. <BR/><BR/>@Clear Ayes: The Pound poem may have been short, but it was powerful in feeling. Thank you!DoesItinInkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12704832430972690533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-49995526257661802712008-11-05T14:27:00.000-06:002008-11-05T14:27:00.000-06:00c.c., The stone in your link looks very df-ish to ...c.c., The stone in your link looks very df-ish to me. <BR/><BR/>I'm not sure about the Norman link--that conquest wasn't until 1066 (described in the Bayeux tapestry). Those stones have been there so long, they are a mystery in the same way Stonehenge is. though if you have read any of the <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asterix" REL="nofollow">Astérix books</A>, you would think they dated from Roman times, but this is fantasy, albeit a mighty funny read in the original French. I think they lose a lot in translation.kaziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761801803016465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-64416860215428855162008-11-05T14:22:00.000-06:002008-11-05T14:22:00.000-06:00Embien,I was shocked that you like "The Splendid T...Embien,<BR/>I was shocked that you like "The Splendid Table". I like it too. Sometimes I listen to it @ 6:00am Sunday morning. <BR/><BR/>Clear Ayes et al,<BR/>Are you aware that the root word for "Cockney" is "cock's egg"? How strange!Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-43689939633748625402008-11-05T14:17:00.000-06:002008-11-05T14:17:00.000-06:00A leftover from yesterday: @carol: Embien, just a ...A leftover from yesterday: <B>@carol</B>: <I>Embien, just a question for you, why DRIVE to a ballot drop box location when we have VOTE BY MAIL here in Oregon?? Why don't people put it in the mail in time for it to be counted? That is not a difficult thing to do. The other way just defeats the whole purpose of having vote by mail, to say nothing of clogging up steet traffic all across town! ARGHHHH! There, thanks..now I feel so much better.</I><BR/><BR/>Maybe where you live you don't have to drive to put something in the mail, but out here in the country that's not true. Plus there is so much mail theft I'd never consider putting something as important as a ballot in my mailbox to send out. It's not an extra trip if one is going to the library anyway.<BR/><BR/>There. <B>I</B> feel better now (grin).embienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01991001167394653649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-50802605366123685982008-11-05T14:04:00.000-06:002008-11-05T14:04:00.000-06:009:58 today. I had to guess at the "I" in the cross...<B>9:58 today</B>. I had to guess at the "I" in the cross of PNIN and 'ARRIS (never heard of either). DOUAY and CEIBA were only gotten via the crosses. RIANT was a gimme and is frequent crossword fill.<BR/><BR/><B>@c.c.</B>: <I>Do you like NPR's "The SPLENDID Table"?</I><BR/><BR/>Yes, I love that program. The big problem for me is that it is on our local PBS station at 6PM Sunday nights--an awkward time for me. (My wife and I eat out every dinner--I no longer am interested in cooking like I used to do--and that time is right in the middle of our usual dinner hour.) I should probably download the podcast, but there just isn't enough time in the day to do everything...embienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01991001167394653649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-65858536045637262722008-11-05T14:01:00.000-06:002008-11-05T14:01:00.000-06:00Judging from the response in the blogs, I struggle...Judging from the response in the blogs, I struggled with most of the same terms. I learn something new nearly everyday, as I never heard the word "riant" before. The fact that it means the same as "laughing" seems strange to me. Rather curious word that; it reminds me of "rant." I really can't see myself using "riant" in a conversation, can you?<BR/><BR/>56 ACROSS: Bible version. The answer, Douay, comes from a location in Flanders called Douai, where the English Catholic version of the Bible was undertaken around 1582, with the New Testament being published that year. The Old Testament followed in 1609-10, as it was a much larger undertaking.<BR/><BR/>Basically, the effort concerned a translation from the Latin Vulgate into a more user friendly English version. The translation was also undertaken as an effort to undermine the progress of the Protestant Reformation, which was then taking place in England.<BR/><BR/>I was aware of the answer, as I own an old family Bible, which happens to be a Douay version, as opposed to the King James version, which is used by Protestants. On a personal note, although I'm Catholic, I prefer the King James version...I think it's more beautifully written.<BR/><BR/>RoseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-14636343853348111662008-11-05T13:55:00.000-06:002008-11-05T13:55:00.000-06:00Razzberry,What are "cattle & horse tippin...Razzberry,<BR/>What are "cattle & horse tipping"?<BR/><BR/>Clear Ayes,<BR/>No wonder it's 'Arris. Thanks. "And life slips by like a field mouse/Not shaking the grass". What does it mean? Life passes by very quietly?<BR/><BR/>Argyle,<BR/>I was ignorant of ANNA & SWAN LAKE connection. Thanks for pointing it out. What is PICTS?Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-91370660219493654892008-11-05T13:50:00.000-06:002008-11-05T13:50:00.000-06:00Martin & Kazie & Calef,I am so surprised t...Martin & Kazie & Calef,<BR/>I am so surprised that Semitic is not part of Indo-European languages, while Iranian is. Why is that? I am also bit confused about Indo-Aryan branch.<BR/><BR/>Kazie,<BR/>Somehow the single menhirs reminds me of the Blarney Stone and the <A HREF="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c2/Tara_stone.jpg" REL="nofollow">Irish Crowning stone "Lia Fail".</A> I don't suppose it has any Norman influence?<BR/><BR/>Marme,<BR/>Is your riding a year-long activity? Will you be able to ride in the winter?Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-59338735841756152922008-11-05T12:25:00.000-06:002008-11-05T12:25:00.000-06:00@Martin: Thanks for the language & history l...@Martin: Thanks for the language & history lesson; it was a joy to read.<BR/><BR/>@Argyle. I knew the term Douay-Reims, but not the background. A tip of my porkpie to you. <BR/><BR/>@Drdad: Who has not been suckered in on a snipe hunt. It was my first Boy Scouts campout for me.Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14451235337157151011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-78287294372307158312008-11-05T12:18:00.000-06:002008-11-05T12:18:00.000-06:00Good morning, C.C. and gang. I'm running a bit la...Good morning, C.C. and gang. I'm running a bit late as I took ladylove to jury duty. <BR/>My only problem today was 26D. Well, 35A and 38A would have done just as well. The rest came fairly easily. <BR/><BR/>WOTD <B>THERIAC</B>: THEER ee ak<BR/><I>noun</I><BR/><BR/>1: a mixture of drugs and honey formerly held to be an antidote to poison<BR/>*2: cure-all<BR/><BR/>"Chicken soup may not be a theriac," she said, "but it is comforting to eat when you're feeling sick."Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14451235337157151011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-43783741110933334922008-11-05T12:15:00.000-06:002008-11-05T12:15:00.000-06:00Good morning C.C. & allI thought this one woul...Good morning C.C. & all<BR/><BR/>I thought this one would be a slam dunk because it started off so easy. Then, I got slowed somewhat in the south; mainly from my misspells at the yuan/douay cross. Knew nori from previous xw's use. No problem with ceiba, the source of kapok which was used(& still may be in some) in life preservers & flotation devices. I knew Mrs. 'Arris goes to Paris even though I couldn't remember the author. I also knew Fanny Farmer candy so pnin and riant came from the perps. I can't really fault any of the clues but I think I was not on the same wavelength as the author. It made me think outside my normal box... but, isn't that what it's for?<BR/><BR/>I may be hard to find again for awhile. I'm heading for Oahu, Kauai, & The Big Island for a couple of weeks. If the xw is available, I'll check in. It's not as much fun for me but I may have to resort to doing it online.<BR/><BR/>Aloha kâkou! & Mahalo â nuiMr. Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10865288063559684909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-36906715400064841762008-11-05T11:22:00.000-06:002008-11-05T11:22:00.000-06:00Good morning, everyone! Finally caught up on all o...Good morning, everyone! Finally caught up on all of the back puzzles. No real problems with this one today. All the unknown names were easy to get from the perps. <BR/><BR/>Everyone have a great day!Crockett1947https://www.blogger.com/profile/06404431645533093707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-69521514463976703242008-11-05T11:09:00.000-06:002008-11-05T11:09:00.000-06:00Yes, C.C., I copied it before I published it.Yes, C.C., I copied it before I published it.Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-20802325718115086612008-11-05T11:08:00.000-06:002008-11-05T11:08:00.000-06:00Don't forget the PICTS! What is DOUAY? English Cat...Don't forget the PICTS!<BR/><BR/> What is DOUAY?<BR/> English Catholic version of the Bible written at the English College at Douai, in Flanders.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Ezra Stone played the comically trouble-prone teen-ager Henry Aldrich on radio as a young man and then became a successful theater and television ...actor, producer, director, writer, teacher and lecturer. (I didn't know that.)<BR/><BR/>Interesting cross: Anna Pavlova was famous for performing in <EM>Swan Lake</EM> around the world.Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.com