tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post3561811861521291334..comments2024-03-28T18:45:22.098-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Wednesday, June 6 2018, C.C. BurnikelZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-58708089976855953672018-06-07T02:55:32.682-05:002018-06-07T02:55:32.682-05:00OMK @3:35 -- "Speaking of, and in, Latin, &qu...OMK @3:35 -- "Speaking of, and in, Latin, "Livy" was the only hint we needed to translate a common lucky number, "7," into its Roman form, VII. No deeper significance required, Melissa."<br /><br />You mean that's all it was??@!!!^^?? I probably spent an hour on this -- 7 hills of Rome? Nah, San Fran's got 'em too. 7 works of mercy? Nah, too late for Livy. 7 for good luck? Nah, couldn't be cuz everyone everywhere thinks it's a lucky number. "Ab Urbe Condita"? Nah, couldn't be: it's got fifty-lebenty books.<br /><br />Some things are so obvious (in hindsight, of course) that not even depth charging with a case of V-8s will work.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13270740184766230842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-50800346735030469362018-06-07T01:11:00.246-05:002018-06-07T01:11:00.246-05:00Picard:
Just now I had time to read your article a...Picard:<br />Just now I had time to read your article and see the amazing sidewalk art you posted. What talented artists! And how fortunate you are to have them all there for your event.<br /><br />I recall coming upon some sidewalk art and it was so unexpected and realistic that it startled me and I couldn't walk on it. Those artists are masters! I believe it might have been in Barcelona.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-66660649266316372762018-06-07T00:34:28.715-05:002018-06-07T00:34:28.715-05:00PK,
There are a lot of poor reasons for caring wha...<b>PK</b>,<br />There are a lot of poor reasons for caring what someone else values, most of them having to do with one's own arrogance.<br />But there are some good reasons, too. In this case, I have come to appreciate <b>Jayce</b> as a Corner acquaintance and even a friend, and I would hate for him to miss out on some (IMHO) delightful comedies and commentaries on social manners, if I can find a way to draw them to his attention.<br /><br />The final choice is, as always, his.<br /><br />~ <b>OMK</b>Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-17147920443561898162018-06-07T00:14:04.014-05:002018-06-07T00:14:04.014-05:00Fun article Picard. Thanks. -TFun article Picard. Thanks. -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-43392662220442481172018-06-06T22:49:42.954-05:002018-06-06T22:49:42.954-05:00VII,roman- is #7 in arabic, the lucky number.
VII,roman- is #7 in arabic, the lucky number.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-30980439358976712032018-06-06T22:26:24.946-05:002018-06-06T22:26:24.946-05:00Yuman, welcome to the blog. So great to see you ch...Yuman, welcome to the blog. So great to see you checking in.<br /><br />Bill G., what a wonderful message about your response from the mother of a student. Lovely.<br /><br />Pat, great to have you on the blog, and especially having you enjoy J again!<br /><br />Dave, you did a J? Great!<br /><br />Finally, Wilbur, I'm so glad you didn't think this J was the pits. Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-50101922750042775582018-06-06T21:47:19.255-05:002018-06-06T21:47:19.255-05:00Mayor's link
the URL - https://www.youtube.co...<a href="https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=After+lava+Takes+His+Kapoho+Home+%28Jun.+5%2C+2018%29" rel="nofollow"><b>Mayor's link</b></a><br /><br />the URL - https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=After+lava+Takes+His+Kapoho+Home+%28Jun.+5%2C+2018%29<br /><br />Whew! I thought I would never get all of the "<a hrefs" etc. in their places.<br /><br />ÐaveD4E4Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10722279710961820843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-56490469862518078682018-06-06T21:37:40.977-05:002018-06-06T21:37:40.977-05:00OMK, interesting theory re. Bankruptcy. I'd sa... OMK, interesting theory re. Bankruptcy. I'd say bankruptcy of the idea of absolute monarchies. Then again Napoleon swindled the US out of 7 million for worthless territory. And the Czar, same,same 60 years later. <br /><br />Pat, I was wondering what you were up to and just as I touched the Link I realized what was coming. So cool. <br /><br />Yuman, welcome. I've learned that if one entertains the possibility of a Google lookup the brain will quit. <br /><br />Saturday is the best example. There's a bunch of us who have nothing for twenty minutes or a lot more. Then we P&P* and slowly the boxes fill. <br /><br />Now, you might still have to do a few lookups but eventually you won't. This is all IMO of course. <br /><br />WC<br /><br />* Persistence and ?? Wilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-80934239449733931742018-06-06T21:24:57.985-05:002018-06-06T21:24:57.985-05:00COMMENTS ANYONE
Wilbur Charles at 5:06 PM
______...<b>COMMENTS ANYONE</b><br /><br /><b>Wilbur Charles</b> at 5:06 PM<br /> ____________<br />J<br /> - - Thanks for mentioning the Jumble for 6-6-6-6ty. I attempted to load it in the O day 30s with no J. I had kept the site open since <b>OKL</b> (who is conspicuously absent today) posted the link. I copy pasted. I refreshed. I saw a highlighted 6 on the calendar that had not been there before and jumped on it. Bells rang. Whistles blew. I had stumbled onto the jumble.<br /> - - Now I had to solve it like <a href="http://nurseryrhymesmg.com/rhymes/little_jack_horner.htm" rel="nofollow"><b>Little Jack Horner.</b></a><br /> - - When I pulled out a slice of juicy peach, I said “What a gooey boy am I!”<br />________<br />I found the last post from OKL <a href="https://crosswordcorner.blogspot.com/2018/06/monday-jun-4-2018-roland-huget.html?showComment=1528114571635#c6881593770880074151" rel="nofollow"><b>on 6-4 with only 2 l'cks.</b></a><br /> - - Come back OKL, we miss you.<br /><br /><b>Lucina</b> at 5:18 PM<br /> - - You mentioned "Cate Blanchett", and I thought "How similar is her name to Kate Beckinsale who cannot afford new jeans. <br /><b>CSO Splynter.</b><br /><br /><b>Yuman</b> at 6:39 PM <br /> - - Love your doggie. We need to come up with a more positive term than "lurking." Cornerites, here is an opportunity to excel. Lurk no more my lady.<br /> - - <b>Harry Kim,</b> Mayor of Hawaii County, HI offered hope <a rel="nofollow"><b>After lava Takes His Kapoho Home (Jun. 5, 2018).</b></a><br />This link looked black in preview.<br /><br />ÐaveD4E4Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10722279710961820843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-84947333615928772242018-06-06T20:58:10.306-05:002018-06-06T20:58:10.306-05:00D4 - don't click hotmail login for profile - i...D4 - don't click hotmail login for profile - it actually goes to http://hotmailwiki.com/hotmail-login<br /><br />Bill G. That's got to be nice to hear. Good on you.<br /><br />-TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-30625895741358026612018-06-06T20:25:37.182-05:002018-06-06T20:25:37.182-05:00 Nice job, Bill G! Nice job, Bill G!Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-17949053814816330962018-06-06T20:13:07.177-05:002018-06-06T20:13:07.177-05:00PK, I agree. Eisenhower was definitely a genius an...PK, I agree. Eisenhower was definitely a genius and master strategist. Come see the D Day museum for the rest of the story.SwampCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06893584705424353444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35811170491728392782018-06-06T19:58:05.510-05:002018-06-06T19:58:05.510-05:00Jayce: well said about Woody Allen. I could not st...Jayce: well said about Woody Allen. I could not stand to sit through one movie by the man. I was filled with such disdain. That was before his other shenanigans happened. What I read about his other movies did not at all appeal to me either. Keith, I don't know why you care if someone else doesn't like what you consider to be genius. We just agree to disagree.<br /><br />Years ago we took a bunch of kids to the Eisenhower Museum in Abilene, KS. There was a large model of SeaBee built landing platforms and various crafts actually used to plan the Normandy Invasion. My pre-teen son was so fascinated with the whole thing, we could hardly get him out of there. He is the one who later became a USAF pilot. Eisenhower was a practical genius. I once read aloud to my husband the entire book, "The Longest Day". We did a lot of eye wiping and nose blowing in places. The magnitude of the operation was tremendous. How could anyone think that Hitler should not have been put down if you have any knowledge of what was going on?<br /><br />Bravo, Bill G., good to know that mother was appreciative of your tutoring to her TUTEE. Very much deserved, I'm sure.PKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570575955563406341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-25944814425835199982018-06-06T19:31:21.663-05:002018-06-06T19:31:21.663-05:00Hi All!
Wow C.C., 9 sports, 4 themers (w/ 2 spann...Hi All!<br /><br />Wow C.C., 9 sports, 4 themers (w/ 2 spanners) + reveal. Ambitious. Thank you.<br /><br />Thanks MB for the fun expo - I like your STYLE. The results of <b><a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Bg21M2zwG9Q" rel="nofollow"> Wax On; Wax Off</a></b>[3:42 and Danialson is a potty mouth]<br /><br />WOs: aches b/f SCALP, semi b/f PEAL b/c I read 19d as Big Rig, EMT (Hi Jinx!)<br />ESPs: What Fermat said.<br /><b>Fav</b>: CANDY APPLE red - I've gotta get the Alfa out so I can that 'lingering feeling' back, right PVX?<br /><br />Like Spitz, the North was a bugger. The theme finally helped me see BARBARY (funny Jinx) APE and HEALTY APPETITE (that's when I fixed SEMI).<br /><br />{} {?, LOL}<br /><br />IM - re: FLN; It was you that said you didn't like heights & tall bridges, no? I read the joke and thought of you anyway :-). Good news about Jack!<br /><br />MDE DeFarge - that's nice that your MIL is settling in happy. Good luck with the subsequent chores.<br /><br />D-O: How many tries did it take to assemble the walker? :-)<br /><br />BigE - LOL Asses.<br />OMK - the Diag had a message... NAP! (Or NAPE, or KNAP (hill-top, I LIU))<br /><br />C, Eh! - I really thought you, of all Cornerites, would have appreciated 21a. :-)<br /><br />Welcome BeckyE and Yuman. BeckyE that was a touching story - it was my paternal Grands that infected me with the xword. They were a hoot arguing over answers: <br />"Old lady, you don't know what your talkin' about..." <br />"Shuddup ya' old coot" :-)<br /><br />I was so glad Youngest stayed home today (she's exempted all her finals) when I received the email that her <b><a href="https://coveringfortbend.com/2018/06/06/george-ranch-high-school-placed-on-lockdown-after-reports-of-a-gun-on-campus/" rel="nofollow"> HS was on lock-down because of a reported gun. </a></b>Turns out there was none but, with her home, I didn't have to worry for hours.<br /><br />The only Woody Allen movie (I think) I've seen is <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ySprIzoo3g4" rel="nofollow">Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask).</a>. I think I was 8yrs or so; it was on HBO.<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-4280975320691021892018-06-06T19:26:41.799-05:002018-06-06T19:26:41.799-05:00A PEAT update. I saw my Irish lady friend from the...A PEAT update. I saw my Irish lady friend from the 1990s today. I asked her if her family still uses PEAT for heat in Dublin. She said they do. She also was not aware that it is a non-sustainable resource.<br /><br />I don't mean to appear overly self-promoting, but I think you will enjoy the Chalk Painting link I posted earlier. The art is memorably amazing.<br /><br />I have also been following the WWII discussions today and regarding the nuclear bombing of Japan. I was not born until over 13 years after the war ended so it is interesting to hear from those who were closer to the events.Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401317669146538447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-46978136489533231372018-06-06T19:08:51.330-05:002018-06-06T19:08:51.330-05:00Thank you for the thoughtful suggestions, Keith. I...Thank you for the thoughtful suggestions, Keith. I respect you highly and will take them to heart. To answer your specific question, I guess I was so enrapt in Ms. Sorvino's performance and the performances of others in that movie, I overlooked Mr. Allen entirely, and actually had to go look it up to find out he was even in it! There is much genius that is evident in all art forms, but I don't think anybody would argue that someone has to therefore like or even appreciate them all. I happen to like Hieronymus Bosch's stuff but my wife can't stand to look at it. We have the same feelings about the Tchaikovsky symphonies; I like them (well, at least 4-6; I don't much care for 1-3) and she hates them. I like the way Friedrich Gulda and Valentina Lisitska play the piano but she thinks they sound like untalented piano students. Etc etc etc. Lucina, I respect your comments about Mr. Allen's work, too.<br /><br />I do definitely like this blog and all who contribute to make it exciting, educational, and interesting.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-77557811718441715742018-06-06T18:49:09.674-05:002018-06-06T18:49:09.674-05:00Bill G:
That's a wonderful and gratifying rewa...Bill G:<br />That's a wonderful and gratifying reward for you! I have no doubt that you are a good tutor; when you explain something here on the Blog you are clear and precise so I fell sure that is how you are with your students.<br /><br />Yuman:<br />Another child of a crossword solver! Welcome! And stay with us.<br /><br />I just checked my newspaper and the Battle of Normandy is mentioned in the What Happened Today section.<br />Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-11541717211803092232018-06-06T18:45:44.474-05:002018-06-06T18:45:44.474-05:00Welcome, Yuman. Come join in the fun.
Welcome, Yuman. Come join in the fun. <br />SwampCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06893584705424353444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-52499795048885385072018-06-06T18:39:14.712-05:002018-06-06T18:39:14.712-05:00I have been lurking a long time, so I feel like I ...I have been lurking a long time, so I feel like I know all of you. After my father passed I inherited his crossword addiction. He always had his #2 pencil and his thesaurus, I prefer my iPadYumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12497935229000021356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-39423203391798142022018-06-06T18:07:27.605-05:002018-06-06T18:07:27.605-05:00I haven't been getting to the puzzle until mid...I haven't been getting to the puzzle until mid- to late-afternoon so haven't had anything new to add.Not much to add today but I want to wish belated birthday wishes to TTP I hope you had a great day! Welcome, Anon Sandy and Becky! Nice to see you!<br /><br />This weeks' offerings have been fairly easy. Some crunch in each but doable in the end. Thanks to C.C. and MB for today's experience.<br /><br />My first thought at 9d Admission demand. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHcdE2Ppr3s" rel="nofollow">LET ME IN</a><br /><br />IM, great news about your brother! That's a weight off your shoulders!<br /><br />Madame, happy to hear your MIL is settling in to her new digs. Cleaning out the old home is no fun.<br /><br />I used to do the Jumble and the easy crossword puzzle. One day after finishing them I tried this one. I kept trying and trying, found Crossword Confidential then was redirected here. I learned much from this site and started doing it first, then the easy puzzle and quit doing the Jumble. With the discussions about the J, I'm back to doing all 3 again. Thanks!<br /><br />Have a wonderful evening.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-77670464306307138642018-06-06T17:45:18.312-05:002018-06-06T17:45:18.312-05:00Becky E, I enjoyed hearing from you. Becky E, I enjoyed hearing from you. Bill Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04495413609545426668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-23944679356608858462018-06-06T17:42:50.405-05:002018-06-06T17:42:50.405-05:00We did what we had to in order to win the war.We did what we had to in order to win the war.SwampCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06893584705424353444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-17097835699793117782018-06-06T17:40:33.512-05:002018-06-06T17:40:33.512-05:00CED, we also got very little in our papers. A few ...CED, we also got very little in our papers. A few veterans honored, that’s about all. Maybe next year at the 75th there will be more.<br /><br />OMK, thanks for the history lesson. I think it is important to realize we weren’t there to “save Europe “ as such. We entered the war because we were attacked at Pearl Harbor and Germany declared war on US. SwampCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06893584705424353444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-6512313893590334642018-06-06T17:32:26.829-05:002018-06-06T17:32:26.829-05:00I just got a nice voicemail on my answering machin...I just got a nice voicemail on my answering machine while I was busy elsewhere. The mother said her son wouldn't be coming today but she wanted to thank me because his understanding and progress had really benefited from our sessions together and that he had really ENJOYED IT. You can imagine how that made me feel knowing a student enjoyed our time together doing math tutoring. Enjoyment and understanding are certain goals of mine but it felt good to hear a mother telling me that it had all worked out so well.<br /><br />OMK, I agree about Woody Allen movies. Some that you and Lucina mentioned are clever and insightful. Others are just plain funny. "From Take the Money and Run": His flawed bank robbery attempt with his sloppily hand-written note that said something like, "Give me all your money. I have a GUB." Then his attempted prison break with a gun he had carved out of a bar of soap and blackened with shoe polish. It started to rain during his escape attempt and his fake gun melted into a blob of soap bubbles. <br /><br />Then, almost anything from "Sleepers." Etc.Bill Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04495413609545426668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-85313376329929698212018-06-06T17:18:23.651-05:002018-06-06T17:18:23.651-05:00OMK:
My opinion parallels yours about Woody Allen....OMK:<br />My opinion parallels yours about Woody Allen. I believe the man is a genius and has produced an impressive body of work. Blue Jasmine, which one an Oscar and demonstrates Cate Blanchett's acting diversity, is, in MHO, one of the best. I also enjoyed Midnight in Paris which shows Mr. Allen's fertile imagination. His personal life is his to live/suffer and there appears to be much dissembling on the part of Mia Farrow from what I have read.<br /><br /><br />IM:<br />Drat! I hope he eventually does go to jail and for a long time.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.com