tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post3208757541769143778..comments2024-03-29T08:35:40.450-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Tuesday, February 12, 2019 Roland HugetZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-15260426769547612222019-02-13T01:13:38.940-06:002019-02-13T01:13:38.940-06:00Very late. Just proud of myself for seeing the 1d ...Very late. Just proud of myself for seeing the 1d SOP & recognizing the SOP theme. Unusual for me to get it.<br /><br />I lived in Colorado three summers many eons ago so Breckinridge was a gimmee. Never skied there, but my husband & kids did go down a mountain slide one year there.PKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570575955563406341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-76497874693206435302019-02-13T00:34:04.745-06:002019-02-13T00:34:04.745-06:00AnonT, I LOVE that Bob Seger song. W00T W00T!
I&#...AnonT, I LOVE that Bob Seger song. W00T W00T!<br /><br />I'm equally in love with the Dead Parrot routine. <br /><br />Early on in our relationship, Barbara and I went to see a Weavers concert at Cornell. Very excellent!<br /><br />Bill Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04495413609545426668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-65611417761368922732019-02-12T22:27:47.497-06:002019-02-12T22:27:47.497-06:00TTP - don't feel too bad - I'm so hard to ...TTP - don't feel too bad - I'm so hard to parse, C.C. never asked me to host :-) That, and I got it backwards on the leaderboard. PROs, even SEMIs, are -PAR; I'm + PAR -- 8 easy :-).<br /><br />OMK - Python is the greatest comic troupe ever to join forces. It's my "impressionable-years bias" talking, I know... The other thing Python gave us that will live on, calling email we don't like SPAM.<br /><br />CED - Don't think for a second I missed your "de monet, de monet" allusion at Brooks. (I'd post a clip but none are blog-appropriate; included the CHESS scene, it did (but I'm LMFAO.))<br /><br />//That reminds me: I'm going to un-follow Mel's buddy, Carl Reiner, if he doesn't stop clogging my Twitter feed; I've hackers to read too! Ricky Gervais might be next. :-)<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-84815884544483399992019-02-12T22:17:00.139-06:002019-02-12T22:17:00.139-06:00It looks like it's just me. I'm watching t... It looks like it's just me. I'm watching the red Sox impossible dream season of 1967. A couple of points:<br />It was the last Pennant Race. And arguably the best. At least in the AL.<br /><br />August 18, 1967. Tony C is beaned. I've talked about this. JR Crossan, a noted Jesus scholar interrupted a book to discuss it*. Two points:.<br />A beanball war had been going on between the teams since 1965 as a result of Dick Radatz and his head hunting especially vs the Angels catcher.<br />2. Said catcher, Bob Rodgers, was behind the plate that day. And...<br />The rest of the story. My friend Jim was selling soda at Fenway that day and told me that Tony had hit his head going into the stands after a fly ball. <br /><br />Perhaps Tony had a mild concussion and his reflexes were slow. <br /><br />One never knows. But MLB Network caught the excitement of that season. <br /><br />WC<br /><br /> <a href="https://g.co/kgs/yu8y3n" rel="nofollow"> Crossan</a>Wilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-5558489776718381712019-02-12T21:13:06.479-06:002019-02-12T21:13:06.479-06:00Sorry I'm late, Lemony . I was reading your po... Sorry I'm late, Lemony . I was reading your post re. Not referencing SOPS with SOP. My observation was that Rich and constructers have weaned Xwords away from doing just that. <br />Six months ago 1d would have referenced the theme. However, looking back it's not so clear how Paul would've done it.<br /><br />Now I just read the following from Owen:<br />"Pointing out 1d would have spoiled the puzzle for those of us who recognize the theme is the REAL puzzle, and the crossword just a means to the end!".<br /><br />This is a very good point and points out a weakness on my part to wit: I tend to not take the time after solving to grok the theme. Perhaps Rich has been listening and doesn't like to give it away. <br /><br />The trend I'd observed is less circle and asterisks. <br /><br />Then again we have NYT where Sherlock Holmes would have trouble unravelling the "theme". (11/11?)*<br /><br />WC<br /><br />* And it might have been Paul Coulter- nope Eric Berlin<br />Here's <a href="http://rexwordpuzzle.blogspot.com/2018/11/indie-rocker-with-2009-3-album-middle.html?m=1" rel="nofollow"> Rex Parker's take</a>Wilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-40934219935436782432019-02-12T20:28:38.603-06:002019-02-12T20:28:38.603-06:00Happy Birthday LaLaLinda !
Husker Gary, of course...<br />Happy Birthday LaLaLinda !<br /><br />Husker Gary, of course you would like that scorecard ! You beat me !<br /><br />MEA CULPA ! <br />I just realized I answered James Brydon's question with a response that answered the plus (+) sign on a scorecard, rather than on a scoreboard. I better keep my day job. TTPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03978803962510303498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-45506533553965165482019-02-12T19:44:23.369-06:002019-02-12T19:44:23.369-06:00You are very correct, OMK, Seeger started singing ...You are very correct, OMK, Seeger started singing the other version later on. I was, though, referring to the original version with the Weavers. <br />Listening to that entire YouTube clip, though, made me wish I had been there; the energy from both Pete and the crowd was infectious even on YouTube.<br /><br />BTW, I also watched that Dead Parrot sketch, reminding me of how funny Monty Python really was. Michael Palin thought it was pretty funny, too; he kept breaking up.Sandyanonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05156440590675492735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-14322343550391574722019-02-12T19:36:52.683-06:002019-02-12T19:36:52.683-06:00TTP, you are likely correct about Boomer and the P...TTP, you are likely correct about Boomer and the <b>Purple People Eaters</b>.<br /><br /><b> RED Rooibos TEA </b> would be fine fill, but that was not what we had. <br /><br />WC you said, <b>Lemony, they haven't been doing that lately</b> in reference to what?Lemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-41421546079951872572019-02-12T19:17:51.797-06:002019-02-12T19:17:51.797-06:00Oh Crap!
OMK beat me to it...Oh Crap!<br /><br />OMK beat me to it...CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-39906407464681069822019-02-12T19:16:32.845-06:002019-02-12T19:16:32.845-06:00Anon-T,
Have you seen the live version of Dead pa...Anon-T,<br /><br />Have you seen the live version of Dead parrot?<br /><br />I found it under <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTK_AMbwNjs" rel="nofollow">The Search For More Money...</a><br /><br />(apologies to Mel Brooks...)CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-57358310999859379972019-02-12T19:16:20.791-06:002019-02-12T19:16:20.791-06:00Sandy ~
I agree.
But here's a later version by...<b>Sandy</b> ~<br />I agree.<br />But here's a later version by Seeger, one I think you'll approve. He and Lee Hayes wrote the song, so it's only fair to let him have another say. <br />This one is a bit raucous, but the energy is undeniable. Give a re-audition to Pete <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXKBhvQ30Ds" rel="nofollow">Seeger’s ‘If I Had a Hammer’</a>. <br /><br /><b>Anon T</b> <i>et al</i> ~<br />Here's the very thing we was talkin' about--as presented to a live crowd: The <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTK_AMbwNjs" rel="nofollow">Dead Parrot Sketch</a>. (Stay tuned for more follow-up material.) <br />~ <b>OMK</b>Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-17328741198090555922019-02-12T18:57:17.985-06:002019-02-12T18:57:17.985-06:00Anon T ~
I have always loved the Dead Parrot sket...<b>Anon T</b> ~<br /> I have always loved the Dead Parrot sketch. My favorite line from your clip is "Parrots are only good for telling jokes."<br /><br /><b>Owen</b> ~<br />Now I'm glad I don't have a parrot. It would pose too many humane issues.<br />~ <b>OMK</b>Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-77922275226594413262019-02-12T18:42:26.735-06:002019-02-12T18:42:26.735-06:00Lyre, lyre, pants on fire!
CED: thanks for the li...Lyre, lyre, pants on fire!<br /><br />CED: thanks for the link! I'd read about it, and was curious what it looked like. I had thought it was a political cartoon, not a comic strip (which I love)!<br /><br />Jinx: my supervisor sleeps on my hand while I'm typing :-)<br /><br />Pointing out 1d would have spoiled the puzzle for those of us who recognize the theme is the REAL puzzle, and the crossword just a means to the end!<br /> <br />OMK: Saw <a href="https://preview.redd.it/tw31llpumjq11.jpg?width=960&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=16d1243a252511227efb9d6661d834da36a69f85" rel="nofollow">this earlier today</a>, with a request for bar-b-q parrot recipes.<br /><br />OwenKLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16709695380239557575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-60429866906612070472019-02-12T17:59:02.394-06:002019-02-12T17:59:02.394-06:00Hi All!
Happy Birthday LaLaLinda! I hope you sto...Hi All!<br /><br />Happy Birthday LaLaLinda! I hope you stop in at the Corner today.<br /><br />Thanks Roland; Puzzle wasn't an SOB just SOP. Enjoyed your theme (never saw the STR so, that didn't hurt :-)) and, like Lem said, the special-touch of all O-words being different.<br /><br />Great expo TTP. I love that mural! The intersection reminded me of Cairo (except they usually have roundabouts; British lay'd 'em in, I was told)<br /><br />WO: I left out the L in PEARLS and dropped ink in those squares.<br />ESPs: GABON, TRINI (I was waiting on perps to spell Seeger (I was sure it wasn't how <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQswfILThsY" rel="nofollow">Bob Seger </a></b> spelt it. [Old Time Rock & Roll - 5:33]))<br /><b>Fav</b>: clue for SCOT considering the medical yearbook in VA...<br />Runners-up: What Hahtoolah said.<br /><br />{B+, B, B, A+*}<br /><br />JamesB, Lem, TTP - I was thinking "plus" more like a <b><a href="https://goo.gl/images/1z8NX5" rel="nofollow">leaderboard </a></b> (but a + if I were playing).<br /><br />C, Eh! - LOL "AV-- (classic crossword dilemma)." <br /><br />CED - I must comment on your SOP comic; LOL! //I heard about the Non Sequitur kurfuffle but haven't 'deeply looked' into it yet.<br /><br />OMK - Your DR alluded to a <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKZcltBPh4g" rel="nofollow">Dead Parrot</a></b> [Something Completely Different: Clesse talking about it w/ Seth Meyers].<br /><br />Cheers, -T<br />*A+ if you change the last line to 'what, I'm Owe'n'' :-)}<br />Anonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-60197937763321216802019-02-12T17:33:02.909-06:002019-02-12T17:33:02.909-06:00Thanxalot Jinx!
Your post made me go looking for ...Thanxalot Jinx!<br /><br />Your post made me go looking for a rebuttal,<br /><br />Sadly, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogIqayRDr4w" rel="nofollow">this is all I found...</a>CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-73742048379954993362019-02-12T17:28:06.627-06:002019-02-12T17:28:06.627-06:00The discussion of "If I Had a Hammer" pr...The discussion of "If I Had a Hammer" prompted me to find and listen to, a number of versions via YouTube. I've been most familiar with Peter, Paul and Mary singing it and I still like that one perhaps the most. But I couldn't have listened to every version- - there must be dozens.<br />I did notice that in the early Seeger/Weavers version, the lyrics were about "love between all my brothers", while later versions all seem to have "love between my brothers and sisters" -- a significant improvement, I think, don't you?Sandyanonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05156440590675492735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-90322786811836440082019-02-12T15:55:21.467-06:002019-02-12T15:55:21.467-06:00I like Bobby Darin's version of If I had a ham...I like Bobby Darin's version of If I had a hammer; had never heard any other or don't recall. I just returned from having my nails done and two men were in the salon getting pedicures. <br /><br />LOL, Jinx.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-50816351399416307832019-02-12T15:36:05.093-06:002019-02-12T15:36:05.093-06:00HBD Linda!
Ta ~ DA!
Pretty easy today, with just ...HBD <b>Linda</b>!<br /><br /><i>Ta ~ </i><b>DA!</b><br />Pretty easy today, with just a couple of write-overs. <br />I didn't need to know the theme but am surprised it wasn't mentioned in the cluing. The 1D fill (SOPS) would have been the perfect place. <br />(Maybe a hint was offered in other places than the <i>LA Times</i>?)<br /><br />When I see SAN REMO, I think of the <i>Festival della canzone italiana di Sanremo</i>, the most popular music competition in Italy. It has been the launching site of many international artists, including Andrea Bocelli. <br />~ <b>OMK<br />____________<br />DR:</b> Four diagonals today! One on the near side and a 3-way in the mirror.<br />The two anagrams don't seem to be related. On the near end we have a comment favoring some unspecified objects. Could this perhaps be Mr. <b>Huget</b>'s self-congratulatory appraisal of his theme fills? Is he identifying them as ...<br />"<b>REAL DANDIES</b>"?<br />On the opposite end we find an injunction that may be a somewhat exotic response to 58A. Instead of Lewis Carroll's cake icing, we have an exhortation to consume tropical fowl in ...<br />"<b>EAT PARROT</b>"! <br />Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-18450195693149170632019-02-12T15:33:15.141-06:002019-02-12T15:33:15.141-06:00CED, IM: CED's neighbor got a dog instead of ...CED, IM: CED's neighbor got a dog instead of a cat because he wanted a companion, not a supervisor.Jinx in Norfolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09353929046045386479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-60920435919430650732019-02-12T14:13:25.981-06:002019-02-12T14:13:25.981-06:00Good afternoon, folks. Thank you, Roland Huget, f...Good afternoon, folks. Thank you, Roland Huget, for a fine puzzle. Thank you, TTP, for a fine review.<br /><br />Got through this easily. Saw the theme, but missed the 1D connection. Oh well.<br /><br />Got 51D easily because my wife had some avocados in the kitchen this week. She ate them all. I like the guacamole that is made from them.<br /><br />OREO again. That is a very common word in crosswords.<br /><br />I am sure I have heard TRINI Lopez sing If I Has a Hammer, at some point. However, I really remember Peter, Paul, and Mary singing it. I think they do a better job. Either way, good song.<br /><br />I guess REMIT has multiple meanings. In my fraternity when we REMIT someone's Dues, that means we forgive it. He does not have to pay. It is usually because of a financial hardship.<br /><br />Happy Birthday, LaLaLinda, and many more.<br /><br />We had freezing rain last night. Ice covering everything today. The crossing at the school was pure slop.<br /><br />See you tomorrow.<br /><br />Abejo<br /><br />( )<br /><br />Abejohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10318111258011554517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-36337895894301715332019-02-12T13:33:14.192-06:002019-02-12T13:33:14.192-06:00p.s. TTP, love that scorecard!p.s. TTP, love that scorecard!Husker Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09980336006827988210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-90834478074114294582019-02-12T13:32:16.189-06:002019-02-12T13:32:16.189-06:00No problem with the puzzle, but I do have a nit-pi...No problem with the puzzle, but I do have a nit-pick with the geometry link. <br /><br />The solution to the second example in calculating areas of irregularly shaped fields is wrong. The height BB* is not the height of triangle ABD but rather the height of triangle BB*D. The error is similarly applied to the calculation of triangle BCD. If the surveyor uses this method of calculation then the landowner is going to have a larger tax-base than he should.xtulmkrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18316225637856636755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-66631485947818837852019-02-12T13:31:53.362-06:002019-02-12T13:31:53.362-06:00Musings
-Gimmick stood out like an honest politici...Musings<br />-Gimmick stood out like an honest politician.<br />-Those STRIKE OUT PITCHES get relievers a lot of SAVES!<br />-OOPS – I broke the mirror on my 2005 Dakota and the Dodge dealer wanted $330 to fix it. My GM dealer is doing it right now for $130 as I am sitting in their waiting room<br />-AMEN, on “I agree!”<br />-Gotta run. 3 things just came up bing, bing, bing.<br />Husker Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09980336006827988210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-22081207912522272542019-02-12T13:28:57.884-06:002019-02-12T13:28:57.884-06:00Thought of MYRA BRECKINRIDGE. Don't know the s...Thought of MYRA BRECKINRIDGE. Don't know the ski area.<br />CAKE>ROLL. DENIM>TWEED. REDO>UNDO. Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00671636316561947612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-51007998990042212142019-02-12T13:16:11.911-06:002019-02-12T13:16:11.911-06:00Sheesh, people are getting to be WAY too easily of...Sheesh, people are getting to be WAY too easily offended these days.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.com