tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post3749705328155043620..comments2024-03-29T03:51:31.793-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Sunday, May 17, 2015 Mike PelusoZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-78695057824859279442015-05-20T00:03:01.096-05:002015-05-20T00:03:01.096-05:00That would be those posers with a big wad of money...That would be those posers with a big wad of money but it is mostly one dollar bills with some big denominations on the outside.<br /><br />I remember when some of the old farmers around here would have a roll of twenties(no filler) in their pocket big enough to choke a horse. And in the other pocket was the big stuff.Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-27772812483526129012015-05-19T22:59:22.941-05:002015-05-19T22:59:22.941-05:00Just getting around to this puzzle. Finished it wi...Just getting around to this puzzle. Finished it without much trouble, but maybe chemo-brain is kicking in. I was able to work out the answer to 41 down - "Most of a deceptive wad" (answer "ones), but I don't understand the clue, don't understand the answer or how they relate to each other. If anyone gets this far down the comments at this late date can you unconfuse me? ThanksBrush apenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-75587802456947653992015-05-18T07:31:02.788-05:002015-05-18T07:31:02.788-05:00I agree. Although the entry, "127. VP before ...I agree. Although the entry, "127. VP before Nelson : SPIRO", could be construed to mean any earlier VP, the one directly before NELSON would be GERALD. Rockefeller became VP when Nixon resigned and Ford became president.<br /><br />Good catch. Constructors, take note.Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-15696208248687501722015-05-18T06:57:32.610-05:002015-05-18T06:57:32.610-05:00Just finished. I was out of town. My only questio...Just finished. I was out of town. My only question? I think the veeps should go Spiro. Gerald, Nelson. I found that clue sort of wrong. Maybe I am the only one. Really enjoyed the theme. I learn something every day. Today I learned about Popeye.BarbieMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10700129528537586244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-10785698244911694302015-05-18T03:18:58.516-05:002015-05-18T03:18:58.516-05:00A delightful romp through the periodic table today...A delightful romp through the periodic table today. Sunday puzzles with their overblown 21x21 size usually mean we're in for a slog; not so this time. GETTHEPBOUT is without question the star of the show, but all the theme entries are solid. The car model doesn't scintillate; still, that symbol has no letters in common with the English name of mercury, so it's at least mildly interesting. Some of the fill gets a bit CURDY here and there, but that's inevitable in a big grid. Kudos to the constructor!spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-6982131426582462042015-05-18T01:21:58.790-05:002015-05-18T01:21:58.790-05:00The prevailing wisdom is "Don't feed the ...The prevailing wisdom is "Don't feed the trolls." But I agree that it feels good once in a while to tell them off. People ought to be told that their behavior is unacceptable and shallow. If we're all silent, it sometimes seems as if there is some tacit agreement. I feel better too. :>)Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-33047115812731059102015-05-18T00:37:35.626-05:002015-05-18T00:37:35.626-05:00SNL's site moved on and changed my link so he...SNL's site moved on and changed my link <a href="https://screen.yahoo.com/star-trek-convention-000000768.html" rel="nofollow">so here's Shatner addressing Trekies</a>.Anonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-52029097876574019502015-05-17T23:39:36.923-05:002015-05-17T23:39:36.923-05:00Dudley:
Turkish and Greek liquor suffers the same ...Dudley:<br />Turkish and Greek liquor suffers the same fate. Both Raki (Turkish) and Ouzo (Greek) are the same but have different names. I love them since they are both anise (licorice) flavored.<br /><br />coneyro and AnonT:<br />Thank you. I completely agree with you.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-69837798194236775072015-05-17T23:29:24.621-05:002015-05-17T23:29:24.621-05:00Feeding the troll says...
Anon @6:09 - if you don...Feeding the troll says...<br /><br />Anon @6:09 - if you don't like obscure then don't play. Every YR post I've read from her is spot on and/or informs me.<br /><br />So, what coneyro said: <a href="http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/its-a-wonderful-life-lost-ending/n9521" rel="nofollow">Get a Life</a> (@2:10) and stop being a (B)oron. C, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-43919943330916734312015-05-17T22:02:59.970-05:002015-05-17T22:02:59.970-05:00These nit-picking anons really get to me. Somethin...These nit-picking anons really get to me. Something seriously disturbed about them. If you guys have nothing better to do than downgrade bloggers, go to some other site. I've learned that those whose lives are so very boring have to insinuate themselves into others lives to make up for their shallow existence. Hope you feel better about yourselves by putting down others. My suggestion? GET A LIFE! Preferably somewhere else....There, I said it, and I feel better for doing so. No apologies...coneyrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16391706217106182564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-83302713551090760962015-05-17T20:22:55.317-05:002015-05-17T20:22:55.317-05:00My paper didn't have a theme. That seemed to h...My paper didn't have a theme. That seemed to help some of you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-82077970554514230792015-05-17T20:10:01.546-05:002015-05-17T20:10:01.546-05:00Dudley said, "but still struggled a bit since...Dudley said, "but still struggled a bit since it wasn't always obvious when a theme answer was expected."<br /><br />I had exactly the same experience. I would stumble upon a theme answer and then figure out that I needed an element's symbol.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-2129472401354124412015-05-17T19:51:33.300-05:002015-05-17T19:51:33.300-05:00Very busy day, between piano recitals & choral...Very busy day, between piano recitals & choral recitals it was a Mr Mom's Taxi kind of day. I did try to do the puzzle, but now looking at it, I am glad I didn't have the time to get frustrated...<br /><br />Nit free at last @ 4:10, LOL! ( Timing is everything...)<br /><br />I did notice the puzzle omitted a <a href="http://www.sanitaryum.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Women-as-a-chemical-element-jpeg.jpg" rel="nofollow">very volatile element...</a><br /><br />I am old enough to be very familiar with Popeye, however I never I never saw his <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPKmgoDlP5w" rel="nofollow">first cartoon.</a> (with Betty Boop!)CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-86130272069221804902015-05-17T19:19:22.860-05:002015-05-17T19:19:22.860-05:00Hello Puzzlers -
Began this puzzle in the wee hou...Hello Puzzlers -<br /><br />Began this puzzle in the wee hours but had to set it down until now. Grokked the theme right away at Long John Ag, but still struggled a bit since it wasn't always obvious when a theme answer was expected. Got there eventually.<br /><br />About Gyro sandwiches: I speak neither Greek nor Turkish, but I was told years ago while traveling in Turkey that Gyros and Donor Kebabs are exactly the same thing. The Turkish word "donor" means "rotating", just as the Greek word "gyro" does. It refers to those vertical rotating spits on which the meat mixture is cooked. I was also told that there is a lot of cultural overlap between the two countries, but long-standing animosities get in the way. So it goes.Dudleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587399549104728305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-79092067443657925642015-05-17T19:12:17.811-05:002015-05-17T19:12:17.811-05:00Jayce, thanks for that link. That Jansen woman in...Jayce, thanks for that link. That Jansen woman in the backless dress really knows how to saw on a fiddle. I'd love to hear what she could do with "The Devil Came Down To Georgia."desper-ottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242581085713882677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-47891111654551934362015-05-17T17:36:06.319-05:002015-05-17T17:36:06.319-05:00Cheers to Avg Joe and Fermatprime. Salud!Cheers to Avg Joe and Fermatprime. Salud!Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-51179857483709647002015-05-17T17:31:59.533-05:002015-05-17T17:31:59.533-05:00Glad you liked it, Argyle. I like her dress too. Glad you liked it, Argyle. I like her dress too. Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-64156867310300700122015-05-17T17:27:52.270-05:002015-05-17T17:27:52.270-05:00Lucina, I'm so sorry to be reminded about your...Lucina, I'm so sorry to be reminded about your niece. I know it will be a tough time for all of your family. Best wishes and good thoughts.<br /><br />I hope you were able to record Sunday Morning. It's all good but I especially enjoyed Jane Pauley's interview with retiree-to-be, Dave Letterman.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-7818546539109146932015-05-17T17:16:26.225-05:002015-05-17T17:16:26.225-05:00Greetings!
Swell puzzle, Mike! Nice expo, CC!
Lo...Greetings!<br /><br />Swell puzzle, Mike! Nice expo, CC!<br /><br />Loved the theme. Visible immediately. No problem (except at first I permuted AG and AU in my mind)! Several WAGS, like SEGAR, RUPP and CUBAN, from a few perps.<br /><br />Great pictures, JzB!<br /><br />So sorry, Lucina.<br /><br />Always appreciate your explanations, YR!<br /><br />Jayce: Love the violin link! Followed by a favorite concerto (and who knows what comes next)!<br /><br />Cheers!fermatprimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391014624435192426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-31689593939472931192015-05-17T16:55:23.417-05:002015-05-17T16:55:23.417-05:00And I just read this about the album The First Fam...And I just read this about the album The First Family, which was recorded before a live audience.<br /><br />'Meader later revealed, "A lot of people don't know this, but we recorded The First Family on the night of October 22, 1962, the same night as John F. Kennedy's Cuban Missile Crisis Speech. The audience was in the studio and had no idea of the drama that was taking place. But the cast had heard the speech and our throats almost dropped to our toes, because if the audience had heard the Cuban Missile Speech, we would not have received the reaction we did."VirginiaSycamorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935919890548107772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-12039964761745612062015-05-17T16:43:32.691-05:002015-05-17T16:43:32.691-05:00I was about to give up slogging when I got LONG JO...I was about to give up slogging when I got LONG JOHN AU and then V8 moment HG MONTEREY.<br /><br />Being an actual MS in Physics, and no bimbo I was encouraged to keep going. I will admit I keep a periodic table on my fridge. This began with reading the Periodic Table Mysteries series by Camille Minichino and trying to keep them in order. <br /><br />I always remember "Hold the Mayo" because it was a reference to a person named Mayo when John F. Kennedy ordering deli carry out for a diplomatic meeting in a comedy album named "The First Family". The thrill was gone when we lost our beloved JFK.VirginiaSycamorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935919890548107772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-39854274763130898932015-05-17T16:23:30.897-05:002015-05-17T16:23:30.897-05:00Jayce: Brava! Thanks for sharing that.
And I'...Jayce: Brava! Thanks for sharing that.<br /><br />And I'd agree. They were very well rehearsed. Nobody sees what a conductor really does in the performance. That's just for show. The real work comes in the rehearsals. Avg Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02301873113962640644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-45189343812395665022015-05-17T16:18:09.763-05:002015-05-17T16:18:09.763-05:00Definition of GYRO: a sandwich especially of lamb ...Definition of GYRO: a sandwich especially of lamb and beef, tomato, onion, and yogurt sauce on pita bread . GYRO is a single sandwich. GYROS are more than one sandwich.We had many a gyro in Israel.<br />ANON, your definitions are quite narrow. Nothing is quite that pat. <br />I have often heard the elevator cab called a car. It IS the main feature or main unit, just as the movie that was advertised is the main feature.<br />MOI, rather than being just a french word, brings Miss Piggy to mind for many of us. She says MOI facetiously. She does act coy and insincere.<br />From the cast "... the COYness hiding the aggression; the conflict of that love with her desire for a career; her hunger for a glamour image; her tremendous out-and-out ego -- all those things are great fun to explore in a character." -- Frank Oz in The New York Times Magazine, June 10, 1979.<br />This is not from the 16th century, but is common usage today.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-30361394767598012372015-05-17T16:10:58.687-05:002015-05-17T16:10:58.687-05:00Anonymous at 2:00 and 3:25:
It's just a cross...<b>Anonymous</b> at 2:00 and 3:25:<br /><br />It's just a crossword puzzle. You either get it or you don't. You either like it or you don't.<br /><br />I used to pick nits but life's too short. Especially when Yellowrocks is sure to stop by and cite some obscure usage from the 16th Century.Nit-free at lastnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-74280214794644294952015-05-17T16:05:05.936-05:002015-05-17T16:05:05.936-05:00Jayce, I often skip the classical entries or just ...Jayce, I often skip the classical entries or just listen to them but I got hooked on your link. Outstanding!<br /><br />... and I loved her dress.Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.com