tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post362298722063660526..comments2024-03-28T13:21:09.326-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Thursday, May 16, 2013 Jeffrey WechslerZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-66631035382438595382013-05-17T11:04:34.965-05:002013-05-17T11:04:34.965-05:00BillG, I have a fun math problem for you. Count to...BillG, I have a fun math problem for you. Count to five. I know, I know, its tough. Try and try again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-63750586515274663532013-05-17T00:31:11.836-05:002013-05-17T00:31:11.836-05:00BlueIris:
Did you ever see Angie Dickinson when sh...BlueIris:<br />Did you ever see Angie Dickinson when she was young? She would go to the head of the line, beyond today's beauty queens. Angie was a knockout!!<br /><br />Men, what do you think?Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-23904335389070053322013-05-17T00:04:44.870-05:002013-05-17T00:04:44.870-05:00Blue Iris, I don't think of you as IFFY at all...Blue Iris, I don't think of you as IFFY at all. When you have grandchildren, it will be a fortunate and happy circumstance for all concerned I'm sure. <br /><br />I hope you take a Kansas to LA flight one of these days...Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-9672237051176976382013-05-16T23:58:19.099-05:002013-05-16T23:58:19.099-05:00Talking about coddling children... My children alw...Talking about coddling children... My children always tell me we raised them with "tough love" and that is a compliment. If I ever have grandchildren, God help us. I just want to love them and leave the tough part to the parents!Blue Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09670176636354786453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-20832235719047273312013-05-16T23:35:54.798-05:002013-05-16T23:35:54.798-05:00I am an IFFY contributor to the blog, but I learn ...I am an IFFY contributor to the blog, but I learn so much here. I don't make a PLAN anymore, but just take the day as it comes.<br /><br />JzB, Has anyone told your mother she is 92 yrs old? If not, don't tell her. She looks wonderful! HBD to her!<br /><br />HG, you couldn't TELL my identical twin brothers APART until adulthood. Now one is a family man with a desk job. The other one is very fit with an outside manual labor job. No problem knowing who's who now. I bet people still confuse your wife and SIL when they are not together.<br /><br />It's interesting how beauty standards change over the decades. I don't imagine ANGIE Dickinson could compete with Bill G's favorite Sofia Vergera or other well-toned beauties now.<br /><br />I have soap stone candlestick holders and small elephant I brought back from Kenya and didn't know they were made from TALC until now.<br /><br />I can't imagine a situation where this Kansan would take an LA TO NY flight. Never say never, I guess.Blue Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09670176636354786453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-13915932151758837282013-05-16T23:06:56.575-05:002013-05-16T23:06:56.575-05:00Its sad when one has to resort to name calling and...Its sad when one has to resort to name calling and threats to make a point. Btw, Manac, what was your point?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-25980919458600681782013-05-16T22:04:09.264-05:002013-05-16T22:04:09.264-05:00Bill, Even if you could get the girls to play slow...Bill, Even if you could get the girls to play slow-pitch... They could still beat that anony-a$$ @9:23 to a pulp!Manachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13904472091922069440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-54755174925701804402013-05-16T21:32:41.580-05:002013-05-16T21:32:41.580-05:00Kazie, My apologies,
I misread your post.
Still,...Kazie, My apologies, <br />I misread your post. <br />Still, gave me the opportunity to<br />link a cat and a dog in one post. I like the dog one better though. :)Manachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13904472091922069440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-9290273623266027052013-05-16T21:31:19.961-05:002013-05-16T21:31:19.961-05:00Manac, playing against the girls might be fun if t...Manac, playing against the girls might be fun if they played slow pitch just for a lark. Otherwise, I'd be lucky to get a foul ball...<br /><br />Did you try the little game (puzzle)?<br /><br />Don't cha just love some anons? Experts in everything negative from behind a mask of anonymity.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-86909244356389465022013-05-16T21:23:01.723-05:002013-05-16T21:23:01.723-05:00BillG, that misplaced self-esteem is a direct resu...BillG, that misplaced self-esteem is a direct result of rarely losing in competition. <br /><br />p.s. Bill Maher talking about misplaced self-esteem? Well, he is an expert...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-7912041929761103962013-05-16T21:21:26.520-05:002013-05-16T21:21:26.520-05:00Manac,
I said I'd never heard it before I came...Manac,<br />I said I'd never heard it before I came here--i.e. to the USA, 41 years ago!kaziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761801803016465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-78195404615166019832013-05-16T20:57:24.789-05:002013-05-16T20:57:24.789-05:00Bill, I feel it is all age appropriate. Giving the...Bill, I feel it is all age appropriate. Giving them the sense of success early on gives them the desire<br />to continue and strive harder. I honestly would not want to go up against these girls now in a game. I try to play catch with her now and she just jokes " Is that all you got old man?" Boy! I could learn to dislike her :)Manachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13904472091922069440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-39236355600052334022013-05-16T20:28:43.510-05:002013-05-16T20:28:43.510-05:00Puzzle quite workable, once I abandoned ELAN. Than...Puzzle quite workable, once I abandoned ELAN. Thanks Jeffrey, Marti! Read mysteries! Saw <i>Fantasticks</i>!<br /><br />Appreciated clip of Jerry Orbach! <br /><br />Jazz: your mom looks wonderful!<br /><br />Harvey was going to (finally) take (last remaining) cat to the vet today as she has terrible (rug-devastating) diarrhea. However, she did not show! He is going to Bakersfield for Masonic 5 days, but won't be around for a week. Drat.<br /><br />Cheers!fermatprimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391014624435192426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-1236857959727581992013-05-16T20:17:28.500-05:002013-05-16T20:17:28.500-05:00Kazie, You never heard of catch some Zee's ??
...Kazie, You never heard of catch some Zee's ??<br /><a href="http://orgs.tamu-commerce.edu/pdk/iearn/davenport/pics/sjpics/9catchsomezs.jpg" rel="nofollow">ZZZZ</a> or<br /><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/inline_image/1173-catch-some-Zs" rel="nofollow">one for me</a> or<br /><a href="http://photos.boldsky.com/ph-big/2011/11/132143159321848.jpg" rel="nofollow">one foe CED</a><br />And Finally <br /><a href="http://www.maniacworld.com/catching-up-on-some-z.jpg" rel="nofollow">One for Spitz</a>Manachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13904472091922069440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-59597289248617179202013-05-16T20:05:04.688-05:002013-05-16T20:05:04.688-05:00Time magazine says that teens and young adults sen...Time magazine says that teens and young adults send and receive on average of 88 texts a day. Holy crap! Have they forgotten how to talk to other people face-to-face? When do they have time for important stuff like TV and crossword puzzles?<br /><br />Several of you have made some good points about letting kids win that encourages me to rethink my approach. But that approach also depends, I think, on the personality and temperament of the child. Also, I can't believe it's a good idea to compete with your kids or grandchildren and ALWAYS play your hardest even though that's what some of you implied. Imagine playing a little one-on-one BB game in your driveway or at the local park. I can't believe I or any of you would play your best and block the kid's every shot. For me, I would play basketball with Jordan with both of us just shooting and playing, not competing. When I play chess with him, I don't use every opportunity to take his queen or checkmate him and I don't believe most of you would either. So I would opt for the happy middle ground where we each have fun but he isn't being coddled. Bill Maher made a good point too when he said US students continued to be behind many other countries in math achievement, etc. but score very high in misplaced self esteem.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-72128736835366430842013-05-16T19:42:40.999-05:002013-05-16T19:42:40.999-05:00Hearti,
I guess not. I just take a nap, or lie dow...Hearti,<br />I guess not. I just take a nap, or lie down for a while. I never heard "catching" or "cutting" in that context before I was here. kaziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761801803016465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-33854344470844166132013-05-16T19:12:07.558-05:002013-05-16T19:12:07.558-05:00Tough enough to be nasty.
I had to set this asi...Tough enough to be nasty. <br /> <br />I had to set this aside for several hours before I could finish. PITCHBLENDE is a spelling I wasn't familiar with. Not beinmg a baseball fan, I had CAMDEN DOWNS for the longest time before changing. I couldn't "get" LA TO NY -- couldn't transpose the five abbreviated words from LATONY -- until all else had failed. The theme didn't help at all. I just thought it had something to do with double-Ls.<br /><br />But I'm a poster boy for perseverance. Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-30011166515904086562013-05-16T18:58:38.450-05:002013-05-16T18:58:38.450-05:00-Back from 18 with 10 other guys on a windy, warm ...-Back from 18 with 10 other guys on a windy, warm day.<br />-Lemon, I never thought of that picture as being Gator-friendly. The girls were there to support our nephew’s team from <a href="http://www.grosscatholic.org/" rel="nofollow">this Omaha High School</a>. The sisters are pretty easy to tell apart, aren’t they?<br />-Marti, we catch Z’s around here rather than cutting Z’s. Youse guys in the NE talk funny ;-)!<br />-I agree on teaching your kids that the world can be tough and even though you love them more than you can say, letting them win is not doing them a favor. When Huddie and I play golf, I play as well as I can and the day will come soon enough when he will clean my clock. If everyone were the same, we wouldn’t keep score. Too many people grow up expecting/demanding equal outcomes rather than equal opportunities.Husker Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09980336006827988210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-39350659323286013242013-05-16T18:37:44.367-05:002013-05-16T18:37:44.367-05:00Dictionary
zed (plural zeds)
1.(UK, Canada) The n...Dictionary<br />zed (plural zeds)<br /><br />1.(UK, Canada) The name of the Latin script letter Z/z.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-89317562922557585552013-05-16T18:36:18.659-05:002013-05-16T18:36:18.659-05:00Kazie, interesting about "zed." I don&#...Kazie, interesting about "zed." I don't use "zee" to mean zero, zilch, zip, either. Zee is zee. It is a letter at the end of the alphabet, after "y." Sometimes I will use it to say "cutting zees," as in, "taking a nap." My question in the write-up was, do you use "cutting zeds" in the same context?HeartRxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08786026973246127946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-66660058954592958092013-05-16T18:26:25.297-05:002013-05-16T18:26:25.297-05:00When spelling aloud, Brits and Aussies alike will ...When spelling aloud, Brits and Aussies alike will say "double zed", "double l" "double t", etc., whereas here people say zee zee etc. I've never used zed to mean nought, zero, zip or none.kaziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761801803016465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-82120565204192900972013-05-16T18:16:14.439-05:002013-05-16T18:16:14.439-05:00Don't know what the fuss is over Zed?
I looked...Don't know what the fuss is over Zed?<br />I looked it up and came up with <a href="http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0185/3682/products/3005.Zed.Blue.Back_1024x1024.jpg?321" rel="nofollow">This</a><br />Works for me :)Manachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13904472091922069440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-89226369136463621532013-05-16T18:10:18.660-05:002013-05-16T18:10:18.660-05:00Sfingi @ 3:41, LA TONY is possibly southern Cal...Sfingi @ 3:41, LA TONY is possibly southern California's answer to Leisure Suit Larry.<br /><br />Marti at 4:10, <br /><br />I wholeheartedly agree. I think some people truly believe they are doing the right thing by swaddling their children from birth through the legally defined age of adulthood and longer I think that they are doing them a great disservice. I believe there are some children that need to be left behind, and I believe that some of the scraped knees and bruises and disappointments along the way helps a child achieve maturity earlier, and with a better sense of compassion and empathy, and much less self centered. Bambi's mother was killed. I don't think every child deserves a trophy or the same trophy. Children need to learn the concepts of winners and losers and we should provide them with the tools and thirst to forge their own roads based on their experiences and learnings. <br /><br />We don't need to continue to build callow youth that lasts into some peoples 30s and 40s and for some, for their lives. We don't need any more Colorado killers like James Holmes and have countless pundits opine at how it came to be. Learning to cope with failures and disappointments and loss, especially in the formative years, helps a child far better that shielding them from every stubbed toe and hurt feeling.<br /><br />On the other hand, I also recognize that there are those children that have special needs, that need special programs to help them function as best they can in a world that is so much different than what they know or comprehend, and that these children grow and age and some will possibly always need assistance. <br /><br />Oh yes, and my mother trounced me in Scrabble time and time again, and I was in my late 20s before I ever beat my dad in a game of horseshoes. I learned early on to not quit trying, and that if I wanted something, I had to earn it. <br /><br />I apologize for the diatribe.<br /><br />Bumpo, look up up bacronymn. TTPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03978803962510303498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-29501305237764966632013-05-16T17:54:32.533-05:002013-05-16T17:54:32.533-05:00CED@4:36 -- There's a scrolling group of "...CED@4:36 -- There's a scrolling group of "featured videos" at the top of that screen. The "rubber hand experience" is next to last in the list.desper-ottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242581085713882677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-30703722130869273722013-05-16T17:46:02.633-05:002013-05-16T17:46:02.633-05:00Bumppo@5:23pm
I had a hard time believing 11. Hea...Bumppo@5:23pm<br /><br />I had a hard time believing 11. Heart of a London puzzle? : ZEDS. But it is true that the British pronounce "the letter" Z as Zed, as well as zero. You cannot deny that the 2 Z's in puZZle are at the heart of the word, but when it comes to the plural,,, Hmm,,, you may be onto something here! Is the plural of Zed, Zeds? I am not so sure, based on the discussion after Tuesdays puzzle 1A "Jedis", perhaps the best plural of Zed is Zedi???CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.com