tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post3423207366391142089..comments2024-03-29T03:51:31.793-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Monday May 20, 2019 Robert E. Lee MorrisZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-15238124109487076712019-05-21T13:22:38.840-05:002019-05-21T13:22:38.840-05:0023 proper names, or close relatives?23 proper names, or close relatives?Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01482173909843743240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-38102265846605735062019-05-21T01:19:05.365-05:002019-05-21T01:19:05.365-05:00TTP:
Thank you for posting that story! It's be...TTP:<br />Thank you for posting that story! It's beautiful and shows some real creativity from the teachers as well as demonstrating their care for the students by trying to inspire them.<br /><br />OMK:<br />I second AnonT's opinion. I also enjoy your stories and learning about your experiences.<br /><br />Did you see the story of Fred Astaire on PBS tonight? It was interesting and illuminating.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-10475200372354722322019-05-21T00:25:38.696-05:002019-05-21T00:25:38.696-05:00Oc4 - RPN ++1
OMK - there are many types of folks...Oc4 - RPN ++1<br /><br />OMK - there are many types of folks in this world and some bring us the beauty of art. You, Sir, may suck at math but have much to offer to the over-analytical. I love reading your stories of the stage.<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-77316437206562746452019-05-20T23:07:10.582-05:002019-05-20T23:07:10.582-05:00
Anon-T: My first non-algebraic calculator was a N...<br />Anon-T: My first non-algebraic calculator was a National Semiconductor Corporation Novus which used RPN. Loved it until the battery wore out. As a non-recovering engineer RPN is what I prefer. oc4beachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06568497002517859531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-34229585938625520522019-05-20T21:21:08.329-05:002019-05-20T21:21:08.329-05:00OMK - RPN MATT was just my lame attempt at helpin&...OMK - RPN MATT was just my lame attempt at helpin' out with the DR [you've got PRN starting in block 32d]. Yeah, it <i>is</i> a pretty big stretch. <br /><br />RPN is a method of "stack" calculating where you enter numbers and then the operators*. Eg. 27+2x5 would be: '27 ENTER; 2 ENTER; 5 ENTER; X, +' gives you 37 which is correct based on order of operations (x goes before +).<br /><br />TTP - that's a nice story from WGN. Thanks for sharing.<br /><br />Ave Joe - Now I'm curious how you landed with an HP and how many other Cornerites think that's the proper way to calculate?<br /><br />Cheers, -T<br />*Can't resist w/ CROCE in the grid <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyhTmS_sLoE" rel="nofollow">Operator</a></b>.Anonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-37573735365009955402019-05-20T20:16:44.135-05:002019-05-20T20:16:44.135-05:00Saw this on the WGN Evening News and thought it wa...Saw this on the WGN Evening News and thought it was worth sharing.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6ObXD9CrUA" rel="nofollow">Bathroom graffiti a source of inspiration thanks to elementary school teachers</a>TTPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03978803962510303498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-77446764270497013562019-05-20T20:07:38.670-05:002019-05-20T20:07:38.670-05:00PK, It's dry here for now, but I just checked ...PK, It's dry here for now, but I just checked radar, and there's a long line of rough weather from Lubbock to Des Moines. Hope it calms as the night goes on. <br /><br />-T, RPN is the only way to go. I'm neither an engineer or an accountant, but I've used an HP-12C for nearly 35 years and I wouldn't use anything else. Yes, it's backwards, but once used to it, it makes perfect sense.Avg Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02301873113962640644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35550888280157908772019-05-20T20:06:03.413-05:002019-05-20T20:06:03.413-05:00Anon T ~
No, I clicked on your link.
Eagerly.
...<b>Anon T</b> ~<br />No, I clicked on your link. <br />Eagerly. <br />I've seen RPN elsewhere in the Corner w/o knowing what it stood for, so I was hoping your link would be illuminating. <br />When I saw the Wiki page for "Reverse Polish Notation," I thought you were pulling my leg. But now that you've 'splained it, I confess to missing the point. I am (sadly) math illiterate. I was cheated by our public school system. I regret that a whole house of knowledge is locked to me. <br />Even with your explanation, I am not sure if you mean for me to understand something by shifting my alphabetical components about, or just a play on MATT/MATH.<br />~ <b>OMK</b>Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-70612417627433324462019-05-20T19:41:14.337-05:002019-05-20T19:41:14.337-05:00Hi Y'all! Great puzzle RELM! Great expo, Boome...Hi Y'all! Great puzzle RELM! Great expo, Boomer!<br /><br />Did the puzzle at midnight. Fast & fun!<br /><br />Spent most of the day glued to the TV weather channel. Some of my kids live near OKC where tornado warnings were posted. Schools & Universities were closed and many businesses shut down. Son was working from home. DIL was cleaning out the tornado shelter & restocking supplies with youngest son. Haven't heard from them since the storms started rushing through. Heavy rain here & had the computer unplugged during short thunder & lightning spell. Over two inches in the wildlife water pan. PKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570575955563406341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-37023192725157640372019-05-20T19:14:37.247-05:002019-05-20T19:14:37.247-05:00In all my various iterations, I am thankful Alex n...In all my various iterations, I am thankful Alex never sported the version worn by contestant Adam on tonight's broadcast.<br /><br />Btw, I am also thankful the teacher's tournament has termed. Not fond of that one, I am. Welcome back James.Alex Trebek's mustachenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-57056091700185836082019-05-20T18:10:24.949-05:002019-05-20T18:10:24.949-05:00OMK are you making a joke or just didn't click...OMK are you making a joke or just didn't click the RPN link(?). RPN is Reverse Polish Notation - something many engineers and (a surprise to me to find out) accountants worship <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP_calculators" rel="nofollow">HP Calculators</a></b> for the elegance of calculating our maths.<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-83903276809211640362019-05-20T18:09:34.829-05:002019-05-20T18:09:34.829-05:00You know what would be a great slasher movie prop?...You know what would be a great slasher movie prop? An Eldritch Cleaver! Mwaa haa haa!Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-3421819344799754352019-05-20T17:14:49.397-05:002019-05-20T17:14:49.397-05:00Anonymous T ~
RPN?
"Registered Psychiatric N...<b>Anonymous T</b> ~<br />RPN? <br />"Registered Psychiatric Nurse MATT"?<br />~ <b>OMK</b>Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-36767705645915058932019-05-20T17:13:46.733-05:002019-05-20T17:13:46.733-05:00Best wishes to our Canadian friends on this Victor...Best wishes to our Canadian friends on this Victoria Day. I've read that it's the unofficial start to Summer in Canada.Spitzboovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448007368332133086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-88692146050101227142019-05-20T17:01:35.639-05:002019-05-20T17:01:35.639-05:00Good afternoon, folks. Thank you, Robert E. Lee M...Good afternoon, folks. Thank you, Robert E. Lee Morris, for a fine puzzle. Thank you, Boomer, for a fine review.<br /><br />Puzzle was easily zipped through. Monday, of course, not my brain.<br /><br />Theme was good. Caught it when I had finished.<br /><br />TALESE was unknown. Perps. Same for DENISE. TRIS, as well. That's about it.<br /><br />Liked the street sign, Boomer.<br /><br />Liked 59D 'ELLO.<br /><br />Cold and windy here today. Off to a meeting. See you tomorrow.<br /><br />Abejo<br /><br />( )Abejohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10318111258011554517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-59647238508470408242019-05-20T16:34:12.644-05:002019-05-20T16:34:12.644-05:00RP, whom IM refers to is Rex Parker, NYT xword gro...RP, whom IM refers to is Rex Parker, NYT xword grouchy critic. I'm stuck with the Evan Birnbaum Post xword now but I'm getting used to it. Monday and Tuesday morning solve.<br /><br />He of the TOETAG answer to Late ID?<br /><br />RPN. I've learned something new today. Btw, my grandmother had a street in Derry NH named for the family farm.<br />C-eh, congratulations on your Raptors hanging in there. Two missed FTs prolonged it. Then the Greek fouled out and we could all relax. <br /><br />Re. The xword. Speed run where I learned the across 3 and 4s from Boomer's entertaining write-up.<br /><br />WC<br /><br />I patterned my CF game from TRIS Speaker. Shallow. <br /> Wilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-83645791618529980302019-05-20T16:31:44.484-05:002019-05-20T16:31:44.484-05:00C, Eh! - They're just cherry tomatoes. I also...C, Eh! - <b><a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/VcGkChKEiSUWBAi57" rel="nofollow">They're just cherry tomatoes</a></b>. I also got two banana peppers and a fat green tomatoe that fell off the vine as we were caging / tying-up the plant.<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-40475252055375340492019-05-20T16:05:16.700-05:002019-05-20T16:05:16.700-05:00Ooo, Keith! What an eldritch experience you had! F...Ooo, Keith! What an eldritch experience you had! Fun stuff!<br /><br />I now pronounce it sorta half way between "weejee" and "weeja" (hard j, as in juice). I am reminded of a CBS news reporter named Weijia Jiang whose first name everybody, including herself, pronounces as "Weeja."<br /><br />Apparently the letters OUI are used extensively in spelling Arabic names, such as Hamaoui, which is pronounced like, and sometimes spelled as, Hamawi.<br /><br />Sorry if TMI. I love phonetics.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-13279498556562029992019-05-20T15:58:45.924-05:002019-05-20T15:58:45.924-05:00Marvelous Monday. Thanks for the fun, Robert and ...Marvelous Monday. Thanks for the fun, Robert and Boomer.<br />Straight-forward solve today. No newspaper, because it is our Victoria Day holiday, and Cruciverb is down, so I had to wait until back from a visit with daughter and son-in-law to get Mensa site on my laptop.<br /><br />Hand up for NADA correcting Arnez to ARNAZ.<br />Deep regret was the noun REMORSE, not the verb Rue (that would be deeply regret!). <br />We had an abundance of ladies' names today - TRIS, REBA, NALA, DENISE, RONA, and even MEG! For the HEMEN, we had RUBE, RAJ, TODD, ABE.<br /><br />Yes, <b>Jayce</b>, I saw that BAGEL again too. ONION today rather than Everything.<br />And I still pronounce "OUIJA BOARD as "Weejee" board". Is there another pronunciation?? (I see dictionary gives wee-juh!)<br /><br />This Canadian knew Roberto ALOMAR from his Toronto Blue Jays' days. He was part of the Blue Jays back-to-back World Series wins in 1992-93. (Toronto is cheering for basketball today as Raptors "eked" a victory over those Bucks last night to stay in contention for another day.)<br /><br />Pat me on the back today - I knew ABE on your American fiver (and in-law TODD), and Judges ALITO and SCALIA. Someday I should construct a CW with Canadian clues/answers and stump you all. (But you would all get Toque and add all the U's, wouldn't you!)<br /><br />Good to hear from you <b>Montana</b>.<br /><b>AnonT</b> - you have tomatoes from your garden!!! I am waiting to be sure there will be no frosty nights before I plant the tomatoes I am coddling in my garage window! I am envying you the BLTs; somehow the hothouse tomatoes are not quite the same . . . and the ones we import do not even merit inclusion in my BLTs. So I will wait, perhaps not so patiently!<br /><b>D4</b> this bolding is for you LOL. <br /><br />We are cooler and windy today (perhaps too windy for fireworks tonight).<br />Wishing you all a great day.CanadianEh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05688358229402732332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-45331936605322651952019-05-20T15:45:23.399-05:002019-05-20T15:45:23.399-05:00Jayce ~
I still pronounce it "weejee" bo...<b>Jayce</b> ~<br />I still pronounce it "weejee" board. How else? <br />I mean it's a weird little amalgam of French/German, and I don't believe there's an international requirement for sticking to their original pronunciations. <br />How else would our friends know what we're talking about?<br />Would they understand "wee-yah" or, since Europeans often blur their own words of assent, "wih-yoh"?<br /><br />My eeriest experience with the OUIJA was back in the late '60s when we found an old board in a beach house we were renting on the Florida Gulf coast. <br />There were three or four of us taking turns on the platen that night, and I was probably the least gullible. Yet I had gooseflesh and shivers up & down my spine as we each took turns making contact with a long dead pirate skipper whose schooner had foundered on rocks just over the horizon from our house. <br />He was going to lead us to his hidden booty--if only we agreed to give him one of our souls. <br /><br />I know it's not what it seems to be, but it is very convincing. I think it is sufficiently marvelous that it is able to ferret out information and tales that we, the moving hands, don't even know we have within us.<br />~ <b>OMK</b>Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-44477523341054353652019-05-20T15:38:55.805-05:002019-05-20T15:38:55.805-05:00Husker Gary at 8:42 AM, Please forgive me for havi...<b>Husker Gary</b> at 8:42 AM, Please forgive me for having the gall: brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence, to request that you make a change to the way you type your "Musings". I am very nervous, and am making many typos, and yet I proceed.<br /><br />I write because I almost missed <b>two links</b> today because they were not bold. I feel that they show up so much better when they are bold, that I respectfully request that you make your links <b>bold.</b><br /><br />I'll creep myself out now.<br /><br />Ðave<br /><br />CC: <b>CrossEyedDave</b>D4E4Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10722279710961820843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-18428062235698370502019-05-20T15:31:18.030-05:002019-05-20T15:31:18.030-05:00Hi All!
Thanks RELM for the easy Monday puzzle th...Hi All!<br /><br />Thanks RELM for the easy Monday puzzle that I could bang-out in front of Pop and put him in awe :-)<br /><br />As always, fun Expo Boomer. I recall your street-sign from an expo a while back... I remember when I first saw it thinking, "Why does a Chinese-born crossword-constructor have a street named after - Oh, duh!"<br /><br />WO: ARNeZ<br />ESPs: TRIS, TALESE<br /><b>Fav</b>: Who doesn't love and OPEN BAR? Right TIN?<br /><br />{B+, A-}<br />OMK - TTAM is <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_Polish_notation" rel="nofollow">RPN</a></b> MATT ;-)<br /><br />Jayce - that's how I knew how to pronounce OUIJA too; Imagine my shock when I first saw it spelled-out.<br /><br />D-O: yep, Vanguard 500 -- the best in couch-potato investing.<br /><br />Nice to see you Montana - sorry it's still so cold for you; I just got my first bit of tomatoes from the garden. You'll get your Spring soon and my tomatoes will stop flowering by June 15 (or our fist >85F night).<br /><br />Yuman - now-a-day's there's an App for that. I heard, since Avengers is a 3hr movie, someone created an App that you start right as the movie does. It will 'bing' at the slow parts of the show to indicate when it's safe to take a bathroom-break (and not miss the action).<br /><br />Have a wonderful Monday afternoon!<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-4365011724242262872019-05-20T13:50:55.053-05:002019-05-20T13:50:55.053-05:00A nice Monday puzzle. Thank you, Mr. Morris. And t...A nice Monday puzzle. Thank you, Mr. Morris. And thank you, Mr. Burnikel, for your enjoyable exposition. When I solved ONION BAGEL I couldn't help but think, "Sheesh, more bagels!"<br /><br />Remember the British TV show <i>Inspector Morse</i>? He was one of a kind. Impossible to make a REMORSE sequel. They did make a good <i>Endeavour</i>, though.<br /><br />When I was a kid we pronounced OUIJA BOARD as "Weejee" board.<br /><br />Very interesting about SIREN Wisconsin.<br /><br />I just read an article in <i>The New Yorker</i> in which the writer tries to make the case that Shakespeare's plays were written by a woman because no man could possibly have and express such a deep understanding of women. Sheesh.<br /><br />Good wishes to you all.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-26842942655439586642019-05-20T13:29:08.221-05:002019-05-20T13:29:08.221-05:00Good afternoon old friends,
I have been solving ou...Good afternoon old friends,<br />I have been solving our puzzles again for a couple weeks, but keeping too busy to post. I still prefer Cruciverb, so when it’s not working I skip that day. <br />This was a typical Monday. I ended with most vertical answers already filled in. I forgot to look back for a theme. <br />I enjoy Boomer's comments. My family had a reunion near St. Croix Falls a number of years ago. We rented all the cabins in a campground for a week. <br /><br />Have a good week. Still pretty chilly in Montana. Snow appeared over the weekend. <br /><br />Montana Montanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00291743761732429768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-10422187612677173482019-05-20T13:02:45.283-05:002019-05-20T13:02:45.283-05:00Apparently "Divergent" is yet another dy...Apparently "Divergent" is yet another dystopian science fiction series. Can we please have a new science fiction series with a positive view of the future? Has there been one since Star Trek? Are there no creative science fiction writers anymore?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com