tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post4335035423892040859..comments2024-03-19T02:34:18.750-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 Jeffrey WechslerZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-60161823155630331552013-12-19T06:47:16.811-06:002013-12-19T06:47:16.811-06:00have around, have on hand and have enough!have around, have on hand and have enough!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-31631907003067264242013-12-19T06:01:26.870-06:002013-12-19T06:01:26.870-06:00Aw, -T, now you've made me feel guilty about g...Aw, -T, now you've made me feel guilty about gaming the captchas.OwenKLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16709695380239557575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-55438887678765091572013-12-19T03:59:29.308-06:002013-12-19T03:59:29.308-06:00Bill G,
Bookmark your Profile page, then edit anyt...Bill G,<br />Bookmark your Profile page, then edit anytime you want. Otherwise, no other shortcut.Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-51791428898245811462013-12-19T02:48:14.216-06:002013-12-19T02:48:14.216-06:00AnonT: I knew RIC was with the Cars. It was a joke...AnonT: I knew RIC was with the Cars. It was a joke because in the video, he had those ragged cuts on his jeans that fray and offer leg air conditioning.PKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-71820472948513781042013-12-19T00:31:14.054-06:002013-12-19T00:31:14.054-06:00See, I typed beer for near ('cuz it ain't ...See, I typed beer for near ('cuz it ain't the weekend so near-beer for me). And to expound on CAPTCHA recognition, there are hackers that pay $0.001 to Indian workers (or get people to play nuddy-games) to type in CAPTCHAs to setup fake email accounts on Yahoo & Google. That's where some of the SPAM comes from.<br /><br />If you read this, I made waters (the image), muddy. -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-19397328706598638152013-12-19T00:23:13.933-06:002013-12-19T00:23:13.933-06:00OwenKL - CAPTCHAs were to tell humans from machine...OwenKL - CAPTCHAs were to tell humans from machines, but moved to helping the CYBORG understand / tag the pictures it took. Google (who owns this) uses pictures of address signs and other things in the CAPTCHA to get humans (on a massive crowd-sourced level) to freely do their dirty work for street-view. C, -T Anonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-1332472972541076822013-12-19T00:12:32.502-06:002013-12-19T00:12:32.502-06:00Just saw the two words captcha for the first time....Just saw the two words captcha for the first time. Noticed that one was a photo, so decided to experiment. Just typed in the usual distorted word, but not the photo. Still worked just fine! This time I'm going to try the distorted plus some random letters. If you're reading this then it worked!OwenKLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16709695380239557575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-4171189820779842362013-12-19T00:10:41.241-06:002013-12-19T00:10:41.241-06:00Suppose I want to edit my Profile but I haven'...Suppose I want to edit my Profile but I haven't posted. Is there a way to do so without going back to a previous day, clicking on my blue name and going to EDIT? Can I just go straight to Edit Profile somehow?<br /><br />Our yard just got 'skunked' about an hour ago. There's a very unpleasant aroma permeating the air and it's not me.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-2490090919908265122013-12-19T00:06:55.546-06:002013-12-19T00:06:55.546-06:00Curse you, CED! Because of you I just spent 3 prec...Curse you, CED! Because of you I just spent 3 precious hours on MetaPicture. Sure, I enjoyed it, but keep that up too long and I'M going to be cross-eyed! I was up to around p.35, and decided to see if I was getting near the end, so punched <br />"last", and was taken to page SIX THOUSAND and something!OwenKLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16709695380239557575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-26025750815037831262013-12-18T23:53:17.042-06:002013-12-18T23:53:17.042-06:00Hahtoolah - Reading the rest of the paper now, I j...Hahtoolah - Reading the rest of the paper now, I just got the significance of George Rodrigue's Blue Dog as your avaitar. RIP :-( <br /><br />-TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-25558420669685801642013-12-18T22:33:13.653-06:002013-12-18T22:33:13.653-06:00Doh! Dangling modifier. The Bosch looks nice and...Doh! Dangling modifier. The Bosch looks nice and is quiet, not the "show kitchen."<br /><br />Oh, Marti - No, I haven't even started Christmas shopping yet. Amazon will drop-ship over-night so still a couple of days left before I get me EMAIL receipts...<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-84271395014634111642013-12-18T22:29:07.025-06:002013-12-18T22:29:07.025-06:00Hey all!
YALD (Yet Another Long Day), but full of...Hey all!<br /><br />YALD (Yet Another Long Day), but full of fun. And then this puzzle. Jeffery - Argggg! The south was easy and I worked my way up, but the NW; not a snowball's CHANCE in a PYRE.<br /><br />JzB - thanks for the write-up. It made up for my DNF.<br /><br />Dad met #3 (the keeper) at a bar called CHANTILLYLACE. He sings it every anaversary to his DW.<br /><br />As a CYBERNETIC, 11d was my fav. CIGS - not so much because I wanted one when I read it (SMACK me). BTW, did anyone every have the Palm Treo 650 PDA - oh, how I miss it....<br /><br />D-O: pop also has a Bosch. It gets the job done after a big (20+ folks) spaghetti dinner. Pop also has a "show kitchen" - it looks nice and is quiet.<br /><br />OwenKL as a lover of ufology (not a believer, mind you) #2 was the best for me.<br /><br />Hahtoolah - I like the new Blue Dog avatar.<br /><br />PK - RIC Ocasek was the front-man for the Cars.<br /><br />Bill G. - I still love that joke.<br /><br />River Doc. As an introvert, I try very hard to look everyone in the eye to seem more human. Thanks for the heads-down!<br /><br />Cheers, -T Anonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-70489270472745139652013-12-18T21:41:01.300-06:002013-12-18T21:41:01.300-06:00Yes Jayce, I do remember enjoying Da Vinci's I...Yes Jayce, I do remember enjoying Da Vinci's Inquest on the CBC. Better than some of the more recent shows.CanadianEh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05688358229402732332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-50500469385725486842013-12-18T21:11:57.564-06:002013-12-18T21:11:57.564-06:00BillG:
I love that story and laugh every time!BillG:<br />I love that story and laugh every time!Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-67196465594410000862013-12-18T20:31:53.336-06:002013-12-18T20:31:53.336-06:00Bill G, nothing to be embarrassed about. Who is H...Bill G, nothing to be embarrassed about. Who is Honey Boo Boo ? BTW, good story.TTPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03978803962510303498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-71412291027756933272013-12-18T20:29:11.408-06:002013-12-18T20:29:11.408-06:00Happy Wednesday everybody!
Been way too busy at w...Happy Wednesday everybody!<br /><br />Been way too busy at work, and just started catching up to the week's puzzles when I opened the Monday offering and saw DOHA as the answer to 1A! Wow! HG, the answer to your question is maybe that they will go back to pearl diving when the oil dries up. That pic you linked was the Corniche, a very busy street on the gulf side of town....<br /><br />Anon T, the best advice I can give you for your visit to Cairo is simply to respect the local traditions and do not offend anyone. They usually don't like their picture taken unless you ask first. And don't look the women in the eye....<br /><br />Hahtoolah, excellent Keith Richards QOD today...!<br /><br />River Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07217414780894792059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-77505667365622069422013-12-18T20:00:55.982-06:002013-12-18T20:00:55.982-06:00TTP, I enjoyed your quiz. I was embarrassed to onl...TTP, I enjoyed your quiz. I was embarrassed to only get 65 percent. Oh well. I'm glad there weren't any questions about Honey Boo Boo. <br /><br />==========<br /><br />An elderly man in Oklahoma calls his son in New York and says, "I hate to ruin your day son, but I have to tell you that your mother and I are getting a divorce; 45 years of marriage... and that much misery is enough!" "Dad, what are you talking about?" the son yells. "We can't stand the sight of each other any longer," the old dad explained. "We're sick of each other, and I'm sick of talking about this, so you call your sister in Hong Kong and tell her!". Frantic, the son calls his sister, who explodes on the phone. "Like heck they're getting divorced," she shouts, "I'll take care of this." She calls her elderly father immediately, and screams at him, "You are not getting divorced. Don't do a single thing until I get there. I'm calling my brother back, and we'll both be there tomorrow. Until then, don't do a thing, you hear me?" she yelled as she hung up the phone. The old man hangs up his phone and turns to his wife. "Okay", he says, "it's all set. They're both coming for Christmas and paying their own air-fare."Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-46714506939262174892013-12-18T19:17:15.417-06:002013-12-18T19:17:15.417-06:00Oh, and for 28D I parsed it as Have A Round and th...Oh, and for 28D I parsed it as Have A Round and thought of Tin. Damn! I thought he was going to buy tonight!Manachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13904472091922069440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-12252755833501872282013-12-18T19:08:39.712-06:002013-12-18T19:08:39.712-06:00Alas, A Wednesday DNF for me. Much the same reaso...Alas, A Wednesday DNF for me. Much the same reasons as the rest.<br />I've heard of "Smack dab in the middle of" and<br />"Smack up side the head!"<br />But only ".....reek of Nepotism" and the like.<br />May just be regional.<br />Dave @ 3:08, I gave you a chance of 50/50. Your post did give me a chuckle after we just discussed it yesterday. <br /><a href="http://files.myopera.com/sam311/albums/612343/ShitHappens.jpg" rel="nofollow">Sh!t Happens</a>Manachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13904472091922069440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-36303620494888135232013-12-18T18:49:44.686-06:002013-12-18T18:49:44.686-06:00TTP I got 11 out of 13.
Trying to guess the job ...TTP I got 11 out of 13.<br /><br />Trying to guess the job of a sexy lady is a joke. <br /><br />Trying to guess a US senator by the shape of his beard, is another joke.<br /><br /><br />On the Europe map - <br /><br />I mixed up Corsica and Sardinia.<br /><br />Didn't know about Moldova or could not specifically identify Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan.<br /><br />I DID know that --- Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania ... Are in alphabetical order, from. North to south. Did know about the Russian oblast. Yay !<br /><br />I think I am very good in geography, and have over 12 atlases on my desks. I am humbled ... It's not that easy.Weekend Readernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-49201412274764481102013-12-18T18:16:23.814-06:002013-12-18T18:16:23.814-06:00A very enjoyable puzzle Jeffrey Weschler. Thank y...A very enjoyable puzzle Jeffrey Weschler. Thank you.<br /><br />And thank you as well JzB ! Funny stuff today !<br /><br />Dudley, some of them are humorous, and some are far better than I would have expected. Some did reasonably well in western Europe, but most failed miserably in the Balkans, Nordic countries and eastern Europe. That doesn't surprise me. Reminds me of the Middle East quiz. They're all fun.<br /><br />Here's another. A recent Pew Research Center quiz. Today is Dec 18th. The quiz was taken in early August, so one of the 3 questions I missed would be a correct answer today. That hint may help. Here's the quiz: <a href="http://www.pewresearch.org/quiz/the-news-iq-quiz/" rel="nofollow">The News IQ Quiz</a><br /><br /><br /><br /> TTPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03978803962510303498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-26097760936353898832013-12-18T18:09:30.097-06:002013-12-18T18:09:30.097-06:00Nor do Most Europeans have the geography of the US...Nor do Most Europeans have the geography of the US absorbed. #Two Europeans students saved and came over for a long weekend, rented a car and were going to "tour the US." (Most of their countries are smaller than most of our states...)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-19068591918605707672013-12-18T17:29:43.317-06:002013-12-18T17:29:43.317-06:00CED, I've been enjoying Meta Picture. The miss...CED, I've been enjoying Meta Picture. The missus and I got a good chuckle out of this:<br /><br /><a href="http://themetapicture.com/americans-were-asked-to-place-european-countries-on-a-map/" rel="nofollow">Americans are hopeless with European geography</a><br /><br />It was hard to whether it was sad but funny, or funny but sad.Dudleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587399549104728305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-51197022645799401672013-12-18T17:28:18.474-06:002013-12-18T17:28:18.474-06:00Hey CanadianEh, have you ever heard of a televisio...Hey CanadianEh, have you ever heard of a television crime show called Da Vinci's Inquest? Wifey and I recently discovered it and really like it. It's set in Vancouver and stars Nicholas Campbell as Dominic Da Vinci, once an undercover officer for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, but now a crusading coroner who seeks justice in the cases he investigates. It aired on CBC Television from 1998 to 2005.<br /><br />Speaking of non-American television shows, LW and I have been enjoying re-airings of an Italian show called Commissario Montalbano, which starred a German actress named Katharina Böhm who played Livia, Montalbano's love interest. (She cannot speak Italian, so her voice is dubbed in the show.) Anyway, I notice she is golfer Sergio Garcia's girlfriend now, and recently caddied for him at the Thailand Golf Championship. Man oh man what a come-down for her! Maybe she really does love him, though ...Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-84199979937041295742013-12-18T17:25:51.334-06:002013-12-18T17:25:51.334-06:00BTW a nice shout out to old timer RAZZBTW a nice shout out to old timer RAZZLemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.com