tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post4138282360902526775..comments2024-03-29T10:19:28.791-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Monday, April 9, 2012 Gerry WildenbergZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-17791282169930196392012-04-11T13:14:44.431-05:002012-04-11T13:14:44.431-05:00Thank you for stopping by but not many will see it...Thank you for stopping by but not many will see it. You could post it on a current day, about 11:00 AM if you want people to see it.<br /><br />C.C. is trying to get me involved in constructing so I am becoming aware of the problems more than ever.<br /><br />I do have one question though; what did you think of my ACK-ACK take on the theme?Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-28343552998973518132012-04-11T12:58:08.655-05:002012-04-11T12:58:08.655-05:00This is Gerry Wildenberg posting. Thanks for the ...This is Gerry Wildenberg posting. Thanks for the many kind comments. Without getting into details, I´ll just say that some of the cluing was Rick´s and I´m not fully in agreement with all his changes though most were improvements. As for the clunky fill, believe me I´m aware of it. But sometimes it´s just too tough for me to get rid of all of it and still leave some lively entries. One last comment, I agree that some of the entries were suitable for later week puzzles -- however the composer has no control over the publication date.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-73619206115583602282012-04-09T23:02:55.437-05:002012-04-09T23:02:55.437-05:00The clouds were thin enough and far apart enough t...The clouds were thin enough and far apart enough that I saw both of them tonight. Good stuff!Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-4168999404440813342012-04-09T22:19:36.278-05:002012-04-09T22:19:36.278-05:00Actually is should read:
Those who can, do; those...Actually is should read:<br /><br />Those who can, do; those who can't, are pedantic.Bart Lettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-55676776852550675052012-04-09T22:19:07.806-05:002012-04-09T22:19:07.806-05:00Voir Dire is pronounced [in English]--Vwar [short ...Voir Dire is pronounced [in English]--Vwar [short "a"] Dire[long Eye].HUTCHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14722150630533336199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-2106739434866806782012-04-09T22:11:27.550-05:002012-04-09T22:11:27.550-05:00Those who can do.
Those that can't are pedant...Those who can do.<br /><br />Those that can't are pedanticBart Leytenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-85854177987957437832012-04-09T21:29:31.646-05:002012-04-09T21:29:31.646-05:00Aargh! The clouds are rolling in...Aargh! The clouds are rolling in...Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-55104437861769031952012-04-09T20:35:50.969-05:002012-04-09T20:35:50.969-05:00A pedant walked into a bar.......A pedant walked into a bar.......Avg Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02301873113962640644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-30690720416936936712012-04-09T20:14:15.590-05:002012-04-09T20:14:15.590-05:00I looked up tonight's passes of Iridium satell...I looked up tonight's passes of Iridium satellite flares and the International Space Station. I caught a very lucky break. The ISS will be as bright as Venus and going over about 8:42. The Iridium flare will be even brighter at 8:55. <br /><br />If you would like to find when they're visible in your area, let me know. The ISS takes about four minutes to complete its arc. The Iridium flares can be even brighter but are visible for about 20 seconds.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-76203791604864663182012-04-09T18:53:34.716-05:002012-04-09T18:53:34.716-05:00kazie, yellowrocks, for the love of God, give it a...kazie, yellowrocks, for the love of God, give it a rest! It's not that big a deal.<br /><br />-JohnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-17506429946214650202012-04-09T18:42:27.109-05:002012-04-09T18:42:27.109-05:00Kazie, when I replied to your personal email it bo...Kazie, when I replied to your personal email it bounced back several times. Here is my message.<br /><br />When I went to the German-English translator I found a "die" singular for Meistersinger. I think it is an old type of word.Please ask the translator to translate, "The meistersinger is good."<br /><br /><a href="http://www.microsofttranslator.com/?ref=TThis&from=en-US&to=de-DE" rel="nofollow">Link meistersinger</a>Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-68983674124942886822012-04-09T18:14:19.791-05:002012-04-09T18:14:19.791-05:00Here's the full segment from 60 Minutes last n...Here's the full segment from 60 Minutes last night about the Congo symphony. It's a great story if you missed it last night. Sorry about the ads. <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7404678n&tag=contentMain;contentAux" rel="nofollow">60 Minutes</a>Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-57428229481192977772012-04-09T18:02:44.767-05:002012-04-09T18:02:44.767-05:00Spitzboov, great little movie. I watched it all th...Spitzboov, great little movie. I watched it all the way through. If the movie maker had asked me, I would have suggested tightening it up with some more substantial editing. Still, I really liked it anyway. <br /><br />What a pretty afternoon. I dropped off the last K-1 at the CPA and headed off to the bike path following by a new and even better place for a macchiato.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-57511662899908040102012-04-09T17:23:05.084-05:002012-04-09T17:23:05.084-05:00YR,
I hate to be a stickler, but from your link: ...YR,<br />I hate to be a stickler, but from your link: <br />Mei·ster·sing·er<br /> [mahy-ster-sing-er, -zing-] Show IPA<br />noun, <b>plural</b> -sing·er, -sing·ers for 1.<br />I also looked it up in both my dictionaries where it is listed as masculine. Wagner's opera title is plural too.<br /><br />It seems also to be a term that has been borrowed for multiple commercial references, and then not used with its German articles.<br /><br />Abejo,<br />I liked your tense joke too.kaziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761801803016465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-65025212280834897422012-04-09T16:56:28.627-05:002012-04-09T16:56:28.627-05:00Die Meistersinger is actually singular.
Also I hav...Die Meistersinger is actually singular.<br />Also I have already repented of confusing defintie with indefinte article. See YR @3:22. Mia culpa.<br /><a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/die+meistersinger" rel="nofollow">Link meistersinger singular</a>Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-59109901410385771282012-04-09T16:51:52.677-05:002012-04-09T16:51:52.677-05:00I wonder if this guys jewish? A lot of old testam...I wonder if this guys jewish? A lot of old testament questions. Lucky my buddy next to me is Jewish and he helped (is that cheating)? Cool guy. Thought this was not a Monday but ok for a Wednesday I guess. Took me bout an hour but got it. I think Lin was a fluke and I used to love Reese's pieces. I put micasa first. I maxed my energy with this heavy weight puzzle so here i go to la casa but i have to <br />back track and have a snack pack and cracker jack before hitting the sack. see ya Sam.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-78580445954386043752012-04-09T16:46:55.586-05:002012-04-09T16:46:55.586-05:00Lemonade: funny. I'll blame that on the spell...Lemonade: funny. I'll blame that on the spell check and my poor eyesight! Yes, it should have been acquitted.Hahtoolahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439791473590708547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-33849881419305948082012-04-09T16:42:50.787-05:002012-04-09T16:42:50.787-05:00The wiki scoop on VOIR DIRE for which apparently...The wiki scoop on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voir_dire" rel="nofollow"> VOIR DIRE </a> for which apparently nobody in texas has a clue about pronouncing. I take the fifth on my version, but I can tell you there is no consensus among the judiciary in Florida either.<br /><br />RW, great.<br /><br />Hatoolah:<br />your spell check does make some fun thoughts, you say "but was <i>acquired </i> on the grounds of "justifiable" murder." Acquired by the mob as a new hit man, perhaps? <br /><br />P.S. this is not commenting on typos of which we all have many, just on the interesting new meaning of this phraseLemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-64280682233093742422012-04-09T16:36:36.172-05:002012-04-09T16:36:36.172-05:00Yellowrocks said:
Gender is why many of our poster...Yellowrocks said:<br /><i>Gender is why many of our posters have trouble deciding whether to use the indefinite article, der, die or das before German nouns. Das Madchen , girl, is neuter. Die Meistersinger, member of an medieval guild promoting poetry and music, is feminine, although they were mainly (or all) men.</i><br /><br />firstly, der die and das are all definite rather than indefinite articles, meaning "the". Ein or eine are indefinite, meaning "a/an".<br /><br />Then, you are confusing the plural "die" = "the" for all genders, with the feminine singular. Meistersinger is indeed masculine, but since it's usually used these days in the plural, you may have assumed it was feminine singular.kaziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761801803016465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-55209096325418014152012-04-09T15:51:40.376-05:002012-04-09T15:51:40.376-05:00Here is a great animal love story between a dog an...Here is a great animal love story between a dog and a dolphin. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=Yfbchq0xQmQ&vq=medium#t=1" rel="nofollow">Link </a>. I believe subtitles are in Croatian, but the video story line is obvious.<br /><br />YR - I see nothing wrong with your post. It is nice to chat about these sorts of ARCANE things.<br /><br />Mari - Yeah. It's a big deal in Buffalo.Spitzboovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448007368332133086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-7152152575815837252012-04-09T15:51:26.111-05:002012-04-09T15:51:26.111-05:00Desper-Otto: Eadweard Muybridge, whose birthday w...Desper-Otto: Eadweard Muybridge, whose birthday was 182 years ago today, was indeed a character. He was a pioneer in the fledgling motion picture industry, as is evidenced by the Horses-in-Motion on the google site. He shot his wife's lover in cold blood, but was acquired on the grounds of "justifiable" murder.Hahtoolahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439791473590708547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-27100857109696062922012-04-09T15:32:02.767-05:002012-04-09T15:32:02.767-05:00Spitboov, how tactful. Der, die, das are definite...Spitboov, how tactful. Der, die, das are definite articles. Ein and eine are indefinite articles. I repent the error of my post.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-57003278240800760662012-04-09T15:20:39.925-05:002012-04-09T15:20:39.925-05:00I decided to do a little research and found this o...I decided to do a little research and found this online. Fascinating.<br /><br />So he [Lyn Robbins, Texas attorney]<br /> decided to poll 114 of his attorney friends, who are located in 29 states and Washington, D.C., and simply asked them how they say they pronounce voir dire. Here are the results and his commentary, as quoted from an email from him:<br /><br />“Vorr Dyer” – 46 (although many of you admit this is wrong and/or redneck)<br />“Vwuah Deer” – 43 (many of you are very proud of yourself and your intricate manipulation of French) <br />“Vwar Deer” – 9<br />“Vorr Deer” – 7<br />“Voy Dire” – 5<br />“Jury Selection” – 3<br />“Vwor Dire” – 1 (explained to me as “rhymes with tire”)<br />“Vwor Dar” – 0 (some of you are lying; I have heard you, and this is what you say)<br /><br />BTW, if you haven't already done so, go to Google today and click on the graphic. Neat.desper-ottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242581085713882677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-27441364152985119532012-04-09T15:16:35.275-05:002012-04-09T15:16:35.275-05:00Oooh! I fogot. Thanks for the lessons in grammar...Oooh! I fogot. Thanks for the lessons in grammar. My knowledge of foreign languages is nil and I always appreciate the lessons others have to give us on the subject. Spanish I can usually get, but French, German and Latin are another story.Chickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116766478313653724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-17610447707344164862012-04-09T15:13:15.337-05:002012-04-09T15:13:15.337-05:00Zcarguy, Sometimes emotions will "boil" ...Zcarguy, Sometimes emotions will "boil" over and crying happens. <br /><br />Keeping emotions in check and with the tension Watson was under for the playoff and his shot from the duff under the trees, the finality of the moment hit him and he probably cried without wanting to. It happens.Chickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116766478313653724noreply@blogger.com