tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post3133811853411575990..comments2024-03-29T02:07:08.222-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Saturday February 20, 2010 Bruce VenzkeZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-44880152294380385812010-02-21T18:48:16.399-06:002010-02-21T18:48:16.399-06:00Well, with two people so far. I want to practice ...Well, with two people so far. I want to practice my Chinese.<br /><br />MartinMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00065890894217992005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-56621301577864780472010-02-21T08:39:15.215-06:002010-02-21T08:39:15.215-06:00Martin,
Can't believe you are chatting with ot...Martin,<br />Can't believe you are chatting with others on line in Chinese. Happy Spring Festival!Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-745351145942028842010-02-21T08:23:54.944-06:002010-02-21T08:23:54.944-06:00Remember me? My wife went to the Philippines last...Remember me? My wife went to the Philippines last Wednesday so I went out for lunch yesterday and did a puzzle. Well, actually, I started a puzzle and didn't finish it. I've been chatting with her a lot on yahoo messenger so I didn't come to your blog until now.<br /><br />I got "DINNER AND A MOVIE" and "INEXPENSIVE GIFT" but I wanted I HAVE NO DECIDED for "I CAN'T SAY FOR SURE" I had "TEETER-TOTTERING"<br />but I wanted AIR TIME instead of "AIR DATE" so I figured it was wrong. In retrospect I did very well to get three out of six 15-letter words.<br /><br />I also wanted TAUT for "LAIN", ERS for "EHS" and FEES for "DUES". I got "SERTA" but I originally thought of SEALY. I was a bit disappointed by EVIL for "Dark" because most Black people aren't evil but they are dark. On the other hand I wanted A GYP for "A RIP" even though "I was gypped" is a racist term refering to gypsies. Oh well.<br /><br /><i>"Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" director Nicholas: MEYER. Should I know him?</i><br /><br />Yes! Because you don't know him you have to eat gack (Klingon worms).<br /><br />"Good name: REP (Reputation). No hint for abbr.?"<br /><br />I think rep is a word now like ref for refrigerator (or referee).<br /><br /><i>C.C. the HAN</i><br /><br />Oh, right. Happy new year!<br /><br />新年快樂! 恭喜發財!<br /><br />I have a confession: when I typed Chinese before, I used google translate to help me but now I can type Chinese without help. My typing skills have improved since I started chatting online with people on Facebook using Chinese.<br /><br />MartinMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00065890894217992005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-13201467749552156242010-02-21T01:26:39.199-06:002010-02-21T01:26:39.199-06:00Good evening all,
Happy birthday Argyle!
I'm...Good evening all,<br /><br />Happy birthday Argyle!<br /><br />I'm a west coaster for the weekend, visiting my 91 year old father in Red Bluff, CA, so my post is well past my usual bedtime. Gives me a chance to read lots of earlier comments. I see the usual frustration with Saturday's level and enough praise and enthusiasm to know the editors are on the right track raising the bar through the week. I am completing puzzles that would have stumped me a year ago, although today I needed help. I choose to Google for help, having a real aversion to crossword dictionaries. I did the puzzle online today and eventually gave in to red letter help to find a mistake that kept me from finishing.<br /><br />I almost forgot to mention that my dad is also a crossword lover. At one point this evening we had 4 of us doing 4 different crossword puzzles at once! Then we switched to Scrabble.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00522064029617538599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-31767187718218443572010-02-20T22:51:13.851-06:002010-02-20T22:51:13.851-06:00Lawn bowling is the dry-land equivalent to curling...Lawn bowling is the dry-land equivalent to curling I'd say. There is a lawn bowling green in a neighboring city (Hermosa Beach) just south of here. My friend, Ralph, and I tried it a few years back. The bowls are weighted so they will curve as they slow down. I liked it but found it to be much harder than it looked to do well. That's also when I found out I had shoulder problems (rotater cuff) since I had a hard time making my arm go straight. <br /><br />~ BillBill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-44191154692457804832010-02-20T22:42:53.918-06:002010-02-20T22:42:53.918-06:00Thanks Chickie, but Lois can come up with inspired...Thanks Chickie, but Lois can come up with inspired posts every day. My stories are just a "once in a while" thing.<br /><br />Lemonade, I enjoyed "The Seven Percent Solution" very much. In the movie version, I thought Nicol Williamson was an excellent Holmes. I also read Meyer's "The West End Horror". I recently read "The Beekeeper's Apprentice" by Laurie R. King. Ms. King has written a series of Holmesian pastiche mysteries, partnering Holmes with a woman, young Mary Russell. Egad!<br /><br />None of us will ever hurl down a hill, track or half-pipe, on skis, sled or board at 90 mph, while performing death defying flips and jumps. The wonderful thing about curling is that we can watch it and think "I could do that!"Clear Ayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14463641770718104835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-41795374055397682812010-02-20T22:33:45.381-06:002010-02-20T22:33:45.381-06:00A bit of trivia: dinosaurs first appeared in the T...A bit of trivia: dinosaurs first appeared in the Triassic Age about 200 million years ago (after the most catastrophic disaster known--the Permian Extinction--which killed an estimated 98% of everything alive on the planet).They reached their peak during the Jurassic Age (as in Jurassic Park) and disappeared after the Cretaceous Epoch about 65 million years ago. "Jurassic" is a term that comes from the Jura Mountains in Europe, where the first (index) fossils of the middle age of dinosaurs were first discovered in the early 1800's.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03101397219611638842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-4605887054866226032010-02-20T22:08:39.469-06:002010-02-20T22:08:39.469-06:00Bill G.
I don't remember when they started sh...Bill G. <br />I don't remember when they started showing complete Curling games but they are sliding the stone 93 feet, it weighs approx. 40 lds. and takes a lot of precise positioning.<br />Plus it is fun to watch, every 4 years.<br />I like and I'm addicted to it.<br /><br />Eddy B.<br />I read that article, they figure there is enough for at least 30+ years. Since I'm 57 (DOB 8/23/52) I think they have enough for my lifetime.Tinbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661395078047234853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-38207776636589319862010-02-20T22:06:04.065-06:002010-02-20T22:06:04.065-06:00Oops, Babe in the woods.
Lucina, I'm thinking...Oops, Babe in the woods.<br /><br />Lucina, I'm thinking of you and your family illnesses. Here's hoping that those family members improve in the coming week.Chickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116766478313653724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-92058984751599180142010-02-20T22:00:25.569-06:002010-02-20T22:00:25.569-06:00Hello All--I still have mud all over my shoes from...Hello All--I still have mud all over my shoes from the slog I had with today's puzzle. I couldn't get a purchase on very many of the long phrases, and even after I had the first couple in place, the others eluded me. <br /><br />I had to come here to finish things off today.<br /><br />I really wanted to wish Argyle a Happy Birthday, and many many more. Sixty-five? You are just a babae in the woods when it comes to being a senior. Enjoy the discounts, medicare and whatever else being a senior brings. The best is yet to come.<br /><br />CA, You can easily give Lois a run for her money when it comes to giving us a laugh using the puzzle answers. LOL.Chickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116766478313653724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-46485727141327516332010-02-20T21:45:51.552-06:002010-02-20T21:45:51.552-06:00KittyB,
Nice to see you back!
Jerome,
Tibetans (...KittyB, <br />Nice to see you back!<br /><br />Jerome,<br />Tibetans (about 5.4 millions), Uyghur Muslims (8.3 millions), Korean, Mongol, Manchu, etc.Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-55747158301636543882010-02-20T21:43:56.149-06:002010-02-20T21:43:56.149-06:00Evening all.
4 Bill G. Don't see why not. Th...Evening all.<br /><br />4 Bill G. Don't see why not. There<br />is an interesting story on yahoo.<br />com about running out of the granite some day that is used for the stone.<br /><br />69 days.<br />eddyBeddyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00905272532346939000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-6762459333696194402010-02-20T21:36:00.447-06:002010-02-20T21:36:00.447-06:00Dear CC,
The only Chinese friend I had died 20 y...Dear CC,<br /> <br />The only Chinese friend I had died 20 years ago. I can't ask him, so, may I ask you something that bothers me still? It involves Star Wars. In the Star Wars movie George Lucas named one of his alien races "The Borg". It makes me think of "The Han". I don't believe it's a very flattering reference, do you? Or did you ever even notice it? Maybe I'm the only one. I'd like to know what a Chinese person thinks.<br /> <br />p.s.<br /> <br />When I first met my friend, Long Shon King(I'm sure the spelling is wrong), at the Peking Cafe in Butte Montana, he couldn't speak any English at all. One year later he could carry on a good conversation in English with me. That was just amazing to me. Yet here you are just 10 years or so in the U.S. and you are doing the crossword puzzle for me. Totally astounding!Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-88952920681935396092010-02-20T21:30:17.284-06:002010-02-20T21:30:17.284-06:00C.C.- Don't leave me hangin'. You said 92%...C.C.- Don't leave me hangin'. You said 92% of the Chinese people are Han. What comprises the ethnicity of the remaining 8% of the people?Jeromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06174332800591939009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-79222078265439707812010-02-20T21:04:59.108-06:002010-02-20T21:04:59.108-06:00For 38D, how about "Innocent casters?" ...For 38D, how about "Innocent casters?" I could just see people taking the wrong tangent and getting stuck on movie producer's casting couches.Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02347232302896024104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-26213408328362983032010-02-20T21:03:08.188-06:002010-02-20T21:03:08.188-06:00My son, Tim, claims curling doesn't seem like ...My son, Tim, claims curling doesn't seem like a sport since it doesn't include strength, speed, endurance, etc. I see his point but I still enjoy it, maybe because it's so unusual.<br /><br />I wonder if it's something where the women could compete equally with the men for that reason.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-48243299122814903802010-02-20T20:57:30.157-06:002010-02-20T20:57:30.157-06:00Good evening CC and all
Stalled out on bottom of ...Good evening CC and all<br /><br />Stalled out on bottom of C/W.<br /><br />Argyle, many happy returns. Welcome to the world of Medicare Etc. 1945 was a very good year no ?.<br /><br />Re 38 d how about biblical executioners ?.IRISH JIMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09786535161386450115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-28361121326463092412010-02-20T20:12:39.379-06:002010-02-20T20:12:39.379-06:006. Links-governing org.: USGA
I wanted LPGA6. Links-governing org.: USGA<br /><br />I wanted LPGAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-55131257856756627752010-02-20T19:38:18.584-06:002010-02-20T19:38:18.584-06:00I couldn't even get some of the answers by goo...I couldn't even get some of the answers by googling. That pretty much tells you what I think of the puzzle. but as someone else said, "It's my problem not Venzke's. <br /><br />Jeannie, we had the tater tot casserole for supper tonight. Thank you for helping so many of us with our menus.<br /><br />DotDothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13347633214589201876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-26500077841133329032010-02-20T16:26:05.174-06:002010-02-20T16:26:05.174-06:00Hi C.C. & gang, another challenge puzzle for S...Hi C.C. & gang, another challenge puzzle for Saturday, we did it again in tandem with my wife in hard copy pencil and me doing it online to check...<br /><br />I agree with most of the comments so far about the difficulty level but I think that's about standard now.<br /><br />The 'rente' word made me remember that we visited Spain in 1997 and it was a boom time then and I remember seeing lots of venta or 'sale' signs posted everywhere you went in the countryside along the roads. There were countless tower cranes building lots of high rises also.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.freetranslation.com/" rel="nofollow">Here's</a> a link to a free language translator that I use for foreign words.<br /><br />For Jeannie: I thought you'd like to know that shortly I'm leaving to hunt down the ingredients for your meatloaf recipe that we're making for tonight's dinner.Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05071851300251199505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-81876377693206395342010-02-20T16:08:49.157-06:002010-02-20T16:08:49.157-06:00Fellow bloggers:
Having read your many comments ab...Fellow bloggers:<br />Having read your many comments about the difficulty of today's puzzle, let me take you back to other much more difficult ones. One that brought me to my knees about two months ago was by Naddor and that's when I discovered all of you and this wonderful blog.<br /><br />So much of what is in a puzzle is repetetive, not in sequence, but over time, and as Carol points out, it's good to save them for future use. Many times, it's dejavu, but when it's a first, it's a good learning experience.<br /><br />One example is "rente"; I know it only because of xwds.<br /><br />My aged brain is full of those kinds of trivia and I am sure yours is too or soon will be.<br /><br />Adios. On to another puzzle. . .Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-6593701080436908432010-02-20T15:25:16.985-06:002010-02-20T15:25:16.985-06:00Well, as some of you said, this puzzle was just to...Well, as some of you said, this puzzle was just too hard for me too...I tried and like Andrea, I got about 4 or 5 fills the first time through. It is a good learning experience and I will keep the answers for future use, but I do not enjoy it when I have to look up soooo many words. Not the constructor's fault, just my limited knowledge and that will improve, I sincerely hope. :) <br /><br />A very happy birthday to you Argyle...hope you are enjoying the day despite your weather. It's best to sit by a cozy fire with a bottle of something stimulating.carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01863837914353193182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-40142490058494912022010-02-20T15:19:29.612-06:002010-02-20T15:19:29.612-06:00I had many of the same unknowns as others have alr...I had many of the same unknowns as others have already mentioned. But was able to finish due to the perps, a few red letters, and lots of lucky guesses!<br /><br />C.C.: EKED may not have been the answer this puzzle was looking for in 35A, but I thought it was a very clever response for that clue! And that citrine is beautiful!<br /><br />I think REP is one of those shortened words for REPUTATION that are commonly accepted on their own, rather than being considered an abbreviation. Kind of like "street CRED" is used instead of CREDENTIALS. It's slang.<br /><br />Happy birthday, Argyle! I hope you have some wonderful plans for celebrating!<br /><br />Clear Ayes: Terrific job on the theme story!Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02347232302896024104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-22589051537264336082010-02-20T15:18:59.535-06:002010-02-20T15:18:59.535-06:00Hi c.c. and all:
Happy Birthday Argyle! Here is ...Hi c.c. and all:<br /><br />Happy Birthday Argyle! Here is a birthday quote for you:<br /><br />Men are like wine: some turn to vinegar, but the best improve with age. (And we all know you're the best)!<br />Pope John XXIIIg8rmomx2https://www.blogger.com/profile/15218914530772474138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-16141987526317896152010-02-20T14:57:35.044-06:002010-02-20T14:57:35.044-06:00this puzzle was tougher than most. even after usi...this puzzle was tougher than most. even after using Google, I still had to get some ( a lot ) of the answers off the site. these kind of puzzles are not fun. I like the ones that have puns and word stretches. this puzzle was an encyclopedia exercise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com