tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post4163113032692869327..comments2024-03-28T22:14:27.877-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Tuesday, August 8 2017, Susan GelfandZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-46289012238986547892017-08-09T10:33:57.974-05:002017-08-09T10:33:57.974-05:00Forgot to look back for the theme. Hand up never h...Forgot to look back for the theme. Hand up never heard of ZEBRA pen or PLAINS ZEBRA. Learning moment. Likewise for EPOS.<br /><br />JOAN unknown. We have seen India.ARIE here before. Otherwise unknown. Same for BAIO.Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401317669146538447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-1055372319482996242017-08-09T09:39:10.126-05:002017-08-09T09:39:10.126-05:00I got in on a spirited blog exchange about Parson ...I got in on a spirited blog exchange about Parson Brown and marriage being omitted from newer versions of Winter Wonderland but thanks for the info.Husker Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09980336006827988210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-31402592596184543122017-08-08T22:57:10.924-05:002017-08-08T22:57:10.924-05:00Back from NOLA! Dick Stewart, I read the WSJ and...Back from NOLA! Dick Stewart, I read the WSJ and, OK, it makes sense that illiterate folk in India would use voice over text. Here's <a href="https://tech.slashdot.org/story/17/08/08/1722255/is-this-the-end-of-typing-the-internets-next-billion-users-want-video-and-voice" rel="nofollow">/.'s with typical wit and MOT </a> take on it.<br /><br />Two days in a row I did WSJ, NYT & LAT! Travel days can be fun :-). Oh, and Peterson, you got my in the North Central; I had to flip the page on your Southwest Airlines Pzl to <i>finally</i> suss RAG TAG. Nice.<br /><br />Y'all have a great eve. Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-21091098341097299192017-08-08T22:41:34.150-05:002017-08-08T22:41:34.150-05:00Wilbur: you are correct, I misspelt vizier as vize...Wilbur: you are correct, I misspelt vizier as vizer. Didn't notice spellcheck's warning until I cross-posted to my Facebook account, but decided it was trivial/obvious enough that it wasn't worth re-posting a corrected version. Of course, Caesar didn't have anyone with that particular title, but Brutus or Casca could be considered to hold a comparable position as his advisor.OwenKLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16709695380239557575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-30350586626087240492017-08-08T21:37:53.013-05:002017-08-08T21:37:53.013-05:00As Tin alluded, Tarpon Springs celebrates Epiphany...As Tin alluded, Tarpon Springs celebrates Epiphany by tossing a Greek Cross into the Gulf and the cream of the young Greek studs dive in and search the bottom for it. <br /><br />Melissa Bee, I liked your French counting song. <br /><br />The last golf major, the PGA, begins Thursday. I'll go with my guy Jordan Speith again although it's the international players turn to win. <br /><br />WCWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-81161779692893642602017-08-08T21:32:11.393-05:002017-08-08T21:32:11.393-05:00Good evening, folks. Thank you, Susan Gelfand, fo...Good evening, folks. Thank you, Susan Gelfand, for a fine puzzle. Thank you, Melissa Bee, for a fine review.<br /><br />Just got back from Peoria today. Had the annual meeting of the Unified Craftsman Council of Engineers. Interesting.<br /><br />I have done the puzzles each day, but no time or way to log in to the Blog. That's my life.<br /><br />This puzzle went fairly quickly, but I had a lot of unknowns and therefore perps and wags.<br /><br />Theme was very good. I liked Madame Defarge's tale of her pens. That is great! Cursive is my weakness, but I use it a lot. Mainly when I am taking Minutes of a meeting and have to write fast. When I want someone else to read it I print, such as the Post Office.<br /><br />Tough words for me were: ONZE, DAMASK, PRIORI, MISO, EPOS, BAIO<br /><br />Our drill team forms a Greek Cross while marching. As well as other crosses.<br /><br />Have to run. See you tomorrow.<br /><br />Abejo<br /><br />( )<br /><br /><br /><br />Abejohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10318111258011554517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-71448431796189447122017-08-08T21:21:16.246-05:002017-08-08T21:21:16.246-05:00Big Easy - Nice retirement gift, and VERY NICE com...Big Easy - Nice retirement gift, and VERY NICE company cars. My mechanic told me that my SD would need a top-end overhaul at 500,000 miles and a major overhaul at 1,000,000. My pal had a standard-shift 240D. He gave it to his son for his first car - the thing wouldn't do a jack-rabbit start if it got hit from behind by a speeding city bus. The only drawbacks were big front and back seats - not great for a hormone-poisoned teen.Jinx in Norfolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066853291104407732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-66043316639951092992017-08-08T18:46:07.414-05:002017-08-08T18:46:07.414-05:00AnonT:
I read about the 500 when writing a paper m...AnonT:<br />I read about the 500 when writing a paper many years ago. Today it might be even less!Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-28146793622323766942017-08-08T17:38:41.270-05:002017-08-08T17:38:41.270-05:00After Pat saying she got 1a wrong yesterday I reme...After Pat saying she got 1a wrong yesterday I remembered I didn't either. Today I didn't get 1a again, at least not until later after filling some of the downs. Doesn't BODE well, maybe. Interesting theme of pen brand names, but some of the theme fill seemed "made up" to me; specifically PLAINS ZEBRA and GREEK CROSS seemed like "green paint" fill. A decent way to spend some time on this fine Tuesday, nevertheless.<br /><br />Okay, I checked the internet and I see that "plains zebra," aka common zebra or Burchell's zebra, is a real thing. I also see that "Greek cross" is also a real thing: Wikipedia says, "The term Greek cross designates a cross with arms of equal length, as in a plus sign." I withdraw my green paint statement. (Note to self: don't try to second-guess Rich.)<br /><br />Best wishes to you all.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-33318423725448650652017-08-08T16:48:41.471-05:002017-08-08T16:48:41.471-05:00Dick Swart: when I began writing for publication i...Dick Swart: when I began writing for publication in 1974, I pounded out the words on a Remington that my husband bought in 1949 when his high school updated their typing class. I do mean "pounded" too. You had to strike the keys hard to get a readable impression. I upgraded finally in 1985 to a Mac and thought I'd gone to heaven. I gladly hauled the Remington to the dump when I moved in 2003. I just now googled and see some of those vintage typewriters are worth $50 to $250. Oh well! I still have my MIL's little Smith Corona electric portable and a legal length electric Coronomatic 716 I bought to use with genealogy forms. But if the electricity is off, I'm back to pens.PKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570575955563406341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-19032573109892264182017-08-08T16:42:50.901-05:002017-08-08T16:42:50.901-05:00TedA @3:51,
EPOS and Epic are pretty much the sa...TedA @3:51,<br /><br /> EPOS and Epic are pretty much the same thing, except that Epic can be used as a noun or adjective, and EPOS is just a noun. Because EPOS is not in common use, some teachers think it serves more readily in seminars and technical discussions of poetic form.<br />But six of one...Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-80410307218287359242017-08-08T16:22:52.762-05:002017-08-08T16:22:52.762-05:00Hi All!
Whew - Two WAGs both right! The A in LAP...Hi All!<br /><br />Whew - Two WAGs both right! The A in LAPIS & ARIE (ESP) and the M in DEMASK xing MOT; I've heard (maybe even used) Bon MOT but never heard it on it's own.<br /><br />Thanks Susan for this hoot (loved the pen's names) that I found quite crunchy for a Tuesday; the Granola: LAPIS, OJO xing ONZE, DEMASK, NEB, AUDIE. <br />Two nits, quite minor; Witty for 26d and WIT in the grid; ditto with See @6a and I SEE NOW. ARENT Rich & Patti checking this? ;-)<br /><br />Thanks mb for the expo. Love JOAN (& John Cusack) - both funny thespians.<br /><br />WOs: nOoK @8d, I for got the R in ZEBAS so had to make it plural.<br />ESPs: See above<br />Gimme - PETER PARKER w/ LAMP as the only (unneeded) perp.<br /><b>Fav</b>: I liked the clue for MAZES; I was thinking some EPOS passage I couldn't parse before I hit the trail, er, path.<br /><br />{A, B+}<br /><br />I'm spending the day with USCG and other .GOV TLAs in re: GOM POCs to include in SOPs for ISC IOCs. If you can parse that then you know what fun we're having. :-). The DEA was not on hand.<br /><br />PK - Ditto @ PRUNER. I don't have the ad problem though as I surf in SNEAK mode.<br /><br />IM - I honestly don't think cursive is necessary and certainly shouldn't be how we teach folk to write. Like PK said, 1) they won't get enough practice and 2) you can't read those (see DW) who "write" in cursive. It should be offered as an art elective (or from Mde Defarge to Grand) as it can be very pretty (see MIL's or Pop's). Full disclosure: I print dirty-draftsman.<br /><br />Lucina - LOL 500 words. Too true with too many #Sad.<br /><br />Dick Stewart - I picked up the WSJ today so I'll look for that article on speech to text. All I can think from your comment is "Oh the homophonic whore!"<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-47512887781549903192017-08-08T16:14:52.702-05:002017-08-08T16:14:52.702-05:00Good Tuesday to all! This week is starting off we...Good Tuesday to all! This week is starting off well. After getting 1a wrong yesterday I thought it was an omen of what the rest of the week would be, but I did better today. Thanks, Susan Gelfand, for the fun! I enjoyed your expo, mb, thank you!<br /><br />The only pen I haven't heard of is the ZEBRA brand. I use uni-ball pens.<br /><br />Today's weather is how I like it--76*, low humidity, light breeze. I've gotten to hate the 85*+ with 50%+ humidity that we often have.<br /><br />Have a fine evening!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-70148093262817327272017-08-08T15:51:48.096-05:002017-08-08T15:51:48.096-05:00This was my first encounter with EPOS. Why/where w...This was my first encounter with EPOS. Why/where would you use epos rather than epic? TedAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02244721303155128303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-2601224783355300322017-08-08T15:26:26.553-05:002017-08-08T15:26:26.553-05:00Ta- DA!
Sorry, gang! Apologies for my absence ye...<i>Ta-</i> <b>DA!</b><br />Sorry, gang! Apologies for my absence yesterday. <br />I meant to sign in but was busily engaged with a thorny problem that kept me far from the keyboard. Ms. Gelfand pinpointed the reason for my truancy in today's pzl at 21D. I spent much of the day transplanting a large Lady Banks rose bush. In the process I discovered a fungus infecting several otherwise healthy sections. After spraying the whole bush up and down, I turned to my intermediate skills as a PRUNER to lop off some of the worst areas. <br />I checked the bush this morning, and it seems to be doing well. Fingers crossed. <br /><br /><b>Changeling pzls?</b> Today's pzl was a pleasant challenge, easy enough to get on a roll and stay there. I thought yesterday's was harder, at least for me. I could easily imagine their places switched by the pzl faeries. Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-52839988651553121852017-08-08T15:25:36.466-05:002017-08-08T15:25:36.466-05:00This was a speed run. I'm only now seeing some...This was a speed run. I'm only now seeing some of the fills. Enjoyed it. As I did the write-up.<br /><br />Owen, I liked #2 best. Btw, did you mean VIZIER, an imperial gofer?<br /><br />Unless he's the grand VIZIER, as in pooh-bah. That eraser-mate wasn't mentioned. I've had my eye out for one. <br /><br />WCWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-81174591205996341082017-08-08T14:42:31.933-05:002017-08-08T14:42:31.933-05:00@Husker Gary“In the meadow we can build a snowman ...@Husker Gary“In the meadow we can build a snowman and pretend that he is PARSON Brown”. Some lyrics now OMIT him and say “…and pretend that he’s a circus clown”<br />That is incorrect.<br />Parson Brown is in the 1st verse and circus clown is in the 2nd verse.<br />In the meadow we can build a snowman<br />Then pretend that he is Parson Brown<br />He'll say: Are you married?<br />we'll say: No man<br />But you can do the job<br />when you're in town<br /><br />In the meadow we can build a snowman<br />and pretend that he's a circus clown<br />We'll have lots of fun with mister snowman<br />until the the other kids knock him downAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-65966058610574451802017-08-08T14:19:55.134-05:002017-08-08T14:19:55.134-05:00Seemed like a bit of a breeze today, not a complai...Seemed like a bit of a breeze today, not a complaint. Another fine example of a puzzle where you don't need to know or solve the theme to solve the puzzle. Should be a rule, IMO. <br /><br />How would one read the Decalration of Independenace and the Constitution if you cannot read or write in cursive?AnonymousPVXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078186298428497941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-63229146446191454922017-08-08T13:43:02.314-05:002017-08-08T13:43:02.314-05:00Well, I found this a bit of a Tuesday toughie, alt...Well, I found this a bit of a Tuesday toughie, although in the end I got almost everything in spite of never "getting" the theme. My single goof-up was putting CMA instead of GMA. ABC is my prime TV channel, but I don't watch morning shows since that's my work time. Still, I'm sure I've heard of GMA ("Good Morning America"?) and should have gotten it. But the theme totally eluded me. I thought the only pens I use are BICs, but I just looked at the pen next to my computer and it's a Papermate. Turns out my BIC's are my pencils, not my pens--who knew? You can tell that in spite of my literary background, writing anywhere but on the computer is not my thing any more. <br /><br />Still, all around fun puzzle--many thanks, Susan. And Melissa, I loved your picture of that sweet SHAR PEI. Poor thing--how does it manage to see with all those heavy wrinkles? <br /><br />Do we now get LOO in every single puzzle? <br /><br />Have a great day, everybody!Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-74164686351450136612017-08-08T13:23:27.931-05:002017-08-08T13:23:27.931-05:00Musings
-Fun examples of OHMS, amps and volts
-GEN...Musings<br />-<a href="http://tkovapor.com/media/wysiwyg/Ohm_s_Law.jpg" rel="nofollow">Fun examples of OHMS, amps and volts</a><br />-GEN XER – My nephew has a college degree, works at a fast food place and lives at home<br />-“In the meadow we can build a snowman and pretend that he is PARSON Brown”. Some lyrics now OMIT him and say “…and pretend that he’s a circus clown”<br />-Interacting with my wife A PRIORI can be very dangerous<br />-So many Syrian streets are POCK marked<br />-<a href="https://www.sethkaller.com/images/extras/GettysburgFirstDraftw.png" rel="nofollow">A famous document in cursive</a><br />-Our local corn MAZES have a high tower in the middle to direct people out who are hopelessly lost<br />-Do you have <a href="http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/japanesebeetlerose-1-1.jpg?w=467" rel="nofollow">these Japanese PESTS</a> pruning roses in your area too?<br />-<a href="http://www.northbendeagle.com/2013/Aug2013/airboat2.jpg" rel="nofollow">An adventure I need to try five miles from my house.</a> It looks like fun and the picture shows the Platte as “a mile wide and an inch deep”<br />Husker Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09980336006827988210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-76433040141299197602017-08-08T12:21:02.358-05:002017-08-08T12:21:02.358-05:00Jinx- my last two company cars were 450-SEL and 56...Jinx- my last two company cars were 450-SEL and 560-SEL. When I quit they told me to keep the 560. Drove it to 250,000 showed on the odometer and then gave it to my son.<br />DW drives the ML-350. Me? A 2002 Mercury.<br /><br />Dick Swart- I got a Parker T-Ball Jotter (free) when I opened my first checking account when I started college. It didn't run out of ink until my junior year.<br />Big Easynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-67394722283750557492017-08-08T12:13:55.549-05:002017-08-08T12:13:55.549-05:00The puzzle was a fast fill but there were two ZEBR...The puzzle was a fast fill but there were two ZEBRAs that I had never heard of before. Zebra PEN and PLAINS zebra. I know that there are species of ZEBRA but never bothered to call them anything other than a zebra. PEN NAME- I don't think I have bought a pen in 50 years because you get so many free with advertisers' names on them.<br /><br />EPOS (not EPIC), JOAN ( not JOHN) Cusack, DAMASK- words not in my vocabulary.<br /><br />IDOL-Went to a Lionel Richie concert Sunday and his 'special guest' was Mariah Carey. She thinks she is an IDOL but she sounded horrible. Lionel picked up the slack and did a fabulous two-hour show. She's worth over $500 million. I wonder if she paid him to be on the tour.Big Easynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-37726112066789706992017-08-08T12:04:53.795-05:002017-08-08T12:04:53.795-05:00For those with an interest in cursive:
http://www...For those with an interest in cursive:<br /><br />http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/325634-yet-another-story-of-cursive-return/<br /><br />A WSJ story today suggests that text typing is on the way out because of video and voice commands<br /><br />https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-end-of-typing-the-internets-next-billion-users-will-use-video-and-voice-1502116070?mg=prod/accounts-wsj&mc_cid=9c1e27a966&mc_eid=b9e9750e4e<br /><br />Full disclosure ... I collect pens, mostly classic vintage German. I worked for three years for one of the pens clued in today's puzzle. And I just bought three Hermes Baby typewriters from 1934, 1939, and 1964. I'll probably buy one from 1949. Great design progression. I also have my eye on am Olivetti Lettera 22. I write cursive or print and do the LAT and NYT puzzles in ink, usually with a Lamy 2000.Dick Swarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05916582540029654250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-18505141672526547502017-08-08T11:44:55.077-05:002017-08-08T11:44:55.077-05:00The only good reason IMHO to not teach cursive is ...The only good reason IMHO to not teach cursive is that the cursive handwriting of so many people is unreadable, probably because of lack of use. My husband had such bad cursive handwriting that it looked like an alien language. He had very neat easy to read printed writing. He had become adept at that as a tech sgt. crew chief in the USAF who had to print reports on the airplanes he was fixing. PKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570575955563406341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-78264504880789555132017-08-08T11:40:04.104-05:002017-08-08T11:40:04.104-05:00Nice write-up Melissa.
Thanks for the FUN puzzle S...Nice write-up Melissa.<br />Thanks for the <b>FUN</b> puzzle Susan.<br /><br />Needed ESP to get DAMASK ... not up on my "Lustrous patterned fabric" knowledge.<br /><br />At first I had a hard time thinking what a "Hellenic religious symbol" would be ... <br />then remembered I live in Tarpon Springs, FL so GREEK CROSS became a gimmie.<br /><br />Cheers!Tinbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661395078047234853noreply@blogger.com