tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post3428288928330179211..comments2024-03-29T02:07:08.222-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 Gareth BainZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-48396022505339747262012-04-18T08:04:20.663-05:002012-04-18T08:04:20.663-05:00I changed my home page to MSNBC, but now everythin...I changed my home page to MSNBC, but now everything on my screen is skewed to the left.Conservative Samnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-3221788644917815922012-04-18T00:01:44.987-05:002012-04-18T00:01:44.987-05:00Dang! I knew I wasn't being subtle enough...
...Dang! I knew I wasn't being subtle enough...<br /><br />It's just that when I tumble to something good, I like to share it.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-40984648798596700052012-04-17T23:31:39.353-05:002012-04-17T23:31:39.353-05:00BillG, do you get paid by the MSNBC?BillG, do you get paid by the MSNBC?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-19809005412264264232012-04-17T22:40:11.520-05:002012-04-17T22:40:11.520-05:00CrazyCat, I'm sure I've heard cabbage as a...CrazyCat, I'm sure I've heard cabbage as a slang word for money once or twice. It's certainly not as common as moola.<br /><br />Dudley and Blue Iris, you are most welcome. I saw it live on MSNBC and then found those photos on MSNBC's website. BTW, I highly recommend MSNBC.com as a homepage. They have all the news and lots of interesting features too. <br /><br />Dudley, everytime I see your name, I think of this classic. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHbGhEfnh2E" rel="nofollow">Another Dudley!</a>Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-14065807473340680292012-04-17T21:52:58.855-05:002012-04-17T21:52:58.855-05:00Bill G - thanks for those photos! I wish I had bee...Bill G - thanks for those photos! I wish I had been in DC to see that arrival.Dudleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587399549104728305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-16557020135382093602012-04-17T21:36:22.801-05:002012-04-17T21:36:22.801-05:00Hey baby can you slide me some slaw? I'm sti...Hey baby can you slide me some slaw? I'm still befuddled by CABBAGE/moola. I must be either too old or too young.CrazyCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00245025301434920905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-12545042514917372972012-04-17T20:52:18.598-05:002012-04-17T20:52:18.598-05:00PS: The Texas Rangers are beating the Red Socks of...PS: The Texas Rangers are beating the Red Socks off Boston. 14-2 in the 8th inning.DaffyDillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-3004713889959078192012-04-17T20:40:48.316-05:002012-04-17T20:40:48.316-05:00I thought the puzzle was just "meh." Kne...I thought the puzzle was just "meh." Knew most of the answers except LHASAN and FRANC, but they filled in nicely. Good Tuesday effort.<br /><br />DH and I went on a trip through the Texas Hill Country for our 25th anniversary in 1986. We were at a ghost town and had just put on our hiking boots to hike down to a river. I commented that it was "so quiet and peaceful." At that precise moment, five bombers roared overhead almost at treetop level. We FLINCHED! Two days later was the bombing of Tripoli. We wondered if we had witnessed a training run!<br /><br />It wasn't a great extravagance, but was my greastest thrill was tickets to a Pavarotti concert in San Antonio. Greatest thrill of my life. Well, that and seeing Van Cliburn in concert.<br /><br />I'm not here much lately, so it's "Hi, Y'all! Bye, Y'all!"DaffyDillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-26650831594737981382012-04-17T19:49:48.776-05:002012-04-17T19:49:48.776-05:00Cross eyed Dave, my DH loved all 3. BTW, you are n...Cross eyed Dave, my DH loved all 3. BTW, you are not alone; I have those DNF days all the time.Most people don't want to admit that on a Mon. or Tues.Yesterday's easy peasy commuter puzzle had 2 words I had never seen:usurer and envisages. Had to check today's paper to make sure I had them correct.<br /><br />Oh Dennis, I never thought of you as a uni-baller. ;-)JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789723171543457661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-3363599161996184822012-04-17T19:43:20.057-05:002012-04-17T19:43:20.057-05:00I did the puzzle this morning. Just got around to ...I did the puzzle this morning. Just got around to looking at the comments now, almost 6 hours later. <br /><br />I should take a picture! There are no erasures or smudges and all my letters are amazingly legible. <br /><br />I thought the theme was kind of ho-hum. Ok, balls and things you whack them with.... Maybe it's a guy thing?<br /><br />If I ever get more cats I will call them CHEAPO and LARDO and hope that they don't POOP much. <br /><br />I have never, ever heard anyone call their money CABBAGE?<br /><br />I sift my ingredients when baking and put my sauces and gravies through a SIEVE. I'm thinking Gareth doesn't do a lot of baking or maybe it's a language thing.<br /><br />Fun Tuesday puzzle, but I'm in a bit of grousing mood. <br /><br />Did you all hear about the poor man in his kayak that was killed by an angry nesting swan?CrazyCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00245025301434920905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-31225413910177371362012-04-17T19:30:57.916-05:002012-04-17T19:30:57.916-05:00I was looking for that clip from the Dambusters mo...I was looking for that clip from the Dambusters movie where the farmer was complaining about his chickens prematurely laying eggs when the pilots were practicing low level flying. i am still looking, but have to share <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhkmIBn-gzUef=" rel="nofollow">this</a>.<br />and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZdHLjJCCak&feature=related" rel="nofollow">this</a><br /><br />& <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvmUqRY8fLw" rel="nofollow">this</a><br /><br />oh i am having such fun...CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35063040563854953642012-04-17T19:16:05.879-05:002012-04-17T19:16:05.879-05:00Of course, golf is clearly what the constructor me...Of course, golf is clearly what the constructor meant, and if only I had gone back and reread my question, I'd have seen it!<br /><br />As for B.C., that is beyond my purview, although I was thinking of Fred Flintstone! So, thank you, Anonymous.LA CW Addictnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-38790144212913160382012-04-17T18:32:05.793-05:002012-04-17T18:32:05.793-05:00LACW, seriously?
caveman baseball? you see it all...LACW, seriously?<br /><br />caveman baseball? you see it all the time at the comic strip "B.C.".<br /><br />ever watched "Roadhouse" with Swayze? its only the greatest movie of all time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-50598853554488188262012-04-17T18:00:54.460-05:002012-04-17T18:00:54.460-05:00I'm guessing golfI'm guessing golfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-45961444263471543252012-04-17T17:53:26.239-05:002012-04-17T17:53:26.239-05:00I have been wondering all day, in what sport or ci...I have been wondering all day, in what sport or circumstance, is a ball ever hit with a club?<br /><br />Also, am having difficulty visualizing bar room brawls using cuesticks!<br /><br />Thank youLA CW Addictnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-49117705896656753752012-04-17T17:36:26.519-05:002012-04-17T17:36:26.519-05:00Thank you, Dennis. Yes, I have felt very comforte...Thank you, Dennis. Yes, I have felt very comforted and cared for by our blog family. I thank you and all of them sincerely as it does soothe the sadness.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-57647612857661099802012-04-17T16:55:14.343-05:002012-04-17T16:55:14.343-05:00am i the only one to DNF?
Alas, 3 SSS's in a ...am i the only one to <a href="http://www.couponmamacentral.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/sadface.jpg" rel="nofollow">DNF</a>?<br /><br />Alas, 3 SSS's in a row made me sure it was impossible. So much so it had me trying to write over "san"dwich.<br />Moola was as hard to imagine as <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oTjPRtArXbw/S_SDTKT_GdI/AAAAAAAACwE/zelJlCNS6E4/s1600/cowalone.jpg" rel="nofollow">this</a>, & like a newborn did not make me think of <a href="http://www.moonbattery.com/archives/naked-mexicans.jpg" rel="nofollow">these people</a>. Plus i never heard of <a href="http://www.comicstripfan.com/newspaper/d/dumbdora/DumbDora19310921.jpg" rel="nofollow">Dumb Dora</a>, all of which would have left a nice hole in the puzzle if i had not written over it so many times.<br /><br />I had as much trouble tracing <a href="http://addamsfamily.wikia.com/wiki/Itt_Addams" rel="nofollow">cousin Itt</a> as i did tracing my own family tree, (i think he may be adopted!)<br /><br />Lastly, Sieve was a gimme. I know because my brain is a sieve!CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-86711579085150801052012-04-17T16:36:50.769-05:002012-04-17T16:36:50.769-05:00HAH! YR, your comment about editing just gave me a...HAH! YR, your comment about editing just gave me a vivid flashback to a phone conversation I had with an insurance adjuster 20~ years ago.<br /><br />I'd been in a sandwich accident. I stopped before I hit the guy in front of me, but the driver behind me rammed me and pushed me into the front vehicle. The adjuster called to get my story.<br /><br />I said: "I came to an abrupt halt."<br /><br />The adjuster said, while entering my response: "I slammed on my brakes."<br /><br />Me: "No. I came to an abrupt halt!"<br /><br />Adjuster: "Right. I slammed on my brakes."<br /><br />Me: "Listen! Don't put words in my mouth. I didn't say 'I slammed on my brakes', I said 'I came to an abrupt halt'!!!!"<br /><br />I'm not sure she ever made the distinction, but at least she started entering exactly what I said, not what she thought she heard. I did get the claim settled without a lot of grief, FWIW.Avg Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02301873113962640644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-6310858318057772042012-04-17T16:27:27.889-05:002012-04-17T16:27:27.889-05:00We bought a house with a pool when they came down ...We bought a house with a pool when they came down $20,000 on buying price. It was like getting a pool for free 20 years ago. It has ended up being our most extravagant purchase in up-keep and replacement parts. We really enjoyed it when the kids were growing up. It's nice exercise therapy for me now. Hubby likes to jump in after lawn work done. We do feel blessed to have it.Blue Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09670176636354786453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-69165370779376855232012-04-17T16:12:18.040-05:002012-04-17T16:12:18.040-05:00Gareth Bain @3:22 said "I hardly recognized m...Gareth Bain @3:22 said "I hardly recognized most of the clues." Somehow this bothers me. Some of the constructors have let us on their original clues. I found many more than half of them to be great ones IMHO. I guess this reflects my personal experience with editing. I don't mind when my prose is cleaned up, but I hate when my intentions are edited out.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-19496086760640966862012-04-17T16:06:14.937-05:002012-04-17T16:06:14.937-05:00Bill G, I was just wondering if anyone here had se...Bill G, I was just wondering if anyone here had seen Discovery fly over--what a thrill to see it fly over so low. <br />Thanks for link.<br /><br />Liked " artistic ice cream blend" clue. <br />Clues with musical references are always trouble for me. Unfortunately, Argyle's explanation concerning 43A left me lost in the dust.Blue Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09670176636354786453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-27704933164197564092012-04-17T16:05:50.320-05:002012-04-17T16:05:50.320-05:00Dennis @ 3:23 pm: I caught part of that auction on...Dennis @ 3:23 pm: I caught part of that auction on TV and was thinking about you. Sorry you got skunked.<br /><br />Speaking of cars, I found out today it will cost me almost $200 to get a duplicate key to my car! Dang microchips.Marihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475079290527666605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-30731611062023975622012-04-17T15:40:32.889-05:002012-04-17T15:40:32.889-05:00Have you used a Uni-ball 207? Very smooth and help...Have you used a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwUTvIyRvdk" rel="nofollow">Uni-ball 207</a>? Very smooth and helps avoid identity fraud.JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789723171543457661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-91298394166995628952012-04-17T15:23:32.016-05:002012-04-17T15:23:32.016-05:00Playing catch-up with the blog:
Lucina, heart-fel...Playing catch-up with the blog:<br /><br />Lucina, heart-felt sympathy on your loss. I hope the outpouring here provided some small measure of solace for you.<br /> <br />Zcarguy, I struck out at the Palm Beach auction - I chased three cars in ascending priority: '63 Catalina conv't., '66 NovaSS, and a '67 GTO conv't. Really wanted the last one, but the bidding got carried away and it went for over $50K. Very nice collection you've got, by the way. How'd you acquire them?<br /><br />Placematfan, try a Uniball Signo 207 sometime. I switched from a Pilot G2 to the Zebra you use, then discovered the 207. Same properties you mentioned. I have a base Mont Blanc ballpoint, but never use it anymore; the new cheapies are far superior.Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05476669744435495547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-5215630091528256162012-04-17T15:22:24.372-05:002012-04-17T15:22:24.372-05:00Thanks for the entertaining comments! Happy that m...Thanks for the entertaining comments! Happy that most of you enjoyed this puzzle, though I must say I hardly recognize most of the clues... As a frequent baker, I'm glad the SIEVE (orig. "Tool that will make you a fine baker?) issue was cleared up. Planning on making a couple dozen cheese puffs soon. A sieve will indeed be used on the flour!Gareth Bainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17770425154034935768noreply@blogger.com