tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post4553690743210729009..comments2024-03-28T12:03:01.699-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Thursday April 8, 2010 Jascha SmilackZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-8405474536930394192010-04-09T04:29:54.536-05:002010-04-09T04:29:54.536-05:00CC--Gee, I clicked on my name once and it worked. ...CC--Gee, I clicked on my name once and it worked. Must have been double clicking before.fermatprimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391014624435192426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-27013649252516506682010-04-09T04:27:46.571-05:002010-04-09T04:27:46.571-05:00CC -- How on earth did you become such an astute c...CC -- How on earth did you become such an astute cruciverbalist in such a short time? It boggles the mind!<br />Also, I cannot figure out how to google you or enter info on my "page."<br />(Mac person)fermatprimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391014624435192426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-5738462582686866742010-04-08T23:20:02.659-05:002010-04-08T23:20:02.659-05:00Finally the Dodgers won a game!
I was watching t...Finally the Dodgers won a game! <br /><br />I was watching the Lakers game and heard the color commentator saying things like this. First, he pronounces length and strength as lenth and strenth. Not really wrong but not correct either. Then he pronounces height as heigth (like width and length). Height ends in a hard T sound, not a th sound. And he starts about half of his comments with "again" as in "Again, the Lakers need to pass the ball into the paint earlier" even though he hadn't said that before. It's just a verbal crutch like saying "like" in every other sentence. You would thing some of the bosses would try to correct those errors but maybe they don't notice them either. Geez!Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-18609052498962710392010-04-08T22:42:35.043-05:002010-04-08T22:42:35.043-05:00Annette, it is a bastardised take on mixing cream ...Annette, it is a bastardised take on mixing cream cheese w/chives and garlic. Hey, I wouldn't use it normally but it's a quick fix. You can find it in the refrigerated section near the sour cream. BTW, it's wonderful and usually in a green container. Maybe it's regional? <br /><br />Still riding high on my win, and going to sleep on that. I'll talk to all my blog friends tomorrow. <br /><br />C.C. one more THANKS for the Michael Phelps link today. Kept me going.<br /><br />Dennis, and Buckeye, I miss you guys. We are part of the "old stock".Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901963533031920633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-56521024195112617062010-04-08T22:38:18.206-05:002010-04-08T22:38:18.206-05:00Jeannie, sorry to misspell your name.Jeannie, sorry to misspell your name.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-14644497855691501922010-04-08T22:31:24.779-05:002010-04-08T22:31:24.779-05:00Jeanne:
Congratulations! I'm not surprised; t...Jeanne:<br />Congratulations! I'm not surprised; the recipes you've given us have been outstanding and I can believe that you are creative as well.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-6794294208536356142010-04-08T22:29:42.340-05:002010-04-08T22:29:42.340-05:00Frenchie: Thanks for the Fred Astaire link. I have...Frenchie: Thanks for the Fred Astaire link. I haven't seen the film, Blue Skies (1946), so I hadn't seen this routine before. Everything that guy did was amazing--song, dance, acting--he could pretty much do it all and make it look effortless.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03101397219611638842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-34535577423843890602010-04-08T22:15:36.071-05:002010-04-08T22:15:36.071-05:00Argyle, Thank you for giving me the "back&qu...Argyle, Thank you for giving me the "back". I had seen the "out" part, but missed the rest! Thanks, as well, for the golf related facts, and esp. "DUCK!." Too funny!<br /><br />Jeannie-Enjoy your spending spree!MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17409431043640770889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-17641049452335747542010-04-08T21:39:42.409-05:002010-04-08T21:39:42.409-05:00Just one comment. To me "chart"means to ...Just one comment. To me "chart"means to draw a course or show where you've been. In other words an imprecise rendering; whereas a map is meant to be accurate.HUTCHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14722150630533336199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-82698508786148284332010-04-08T21:10:04.583-05:002010-04-08T21:10:04.583-05:00Jeannie, congrats on the win...you should be proud...Jeannie, congrats on the win...you should be proud. I love the Food Network and have learned so much. I like the shows: Chopped and Ultimate Recipe. It's fun to see how chefs accomplish things when there is a time limit.carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01863837914353193182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-53183815649155172112010-04-08T20:56:48.950-05:002010-04-08T20:56:48.950-05:00Jeannie: Congratulations! You should definitely ...Jeannie: Congratulations! You should definitely submit the recipe. It sounds wonderful, and I can visualize how nice it must've looked! One question though, what's Top-O-Tator, and where in the grocery store would it be located? Frozen foods?Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02347232302896024104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-39196958726930981972010-04-08T20:47:48.079-05:002010-04-08T20:47:48.079-05:00Dot - Best wishes that your eye surgery is success...Dot - Best wishes that your eye surgery is successful on Tuesday.<br /><br />Jeannie - Kudos on winning the big 'cheese-off'. Recipe sound yummy. BH and I ate at Paula Dean's restaurant in Charleston 7 yrs ago. Picture of us at our table there still has an honored position on the refrigerator.Spitzboovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448007368332133086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-5976035804990846982010-04-08T20:37:40.883-05:002010-04-08T20:37:40.883-05:00MJ Aussie Wilderness: The Outback is the remote a...MJ Aussie Wilderness: The Outback is the remote arid areas of Australia.<br /><br />The themed entries had OUT at the back(end).Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-81804931951466382072010-04-08T20:32:51.695-05:002010-04-08T20:32:51.695-05:00Here is a weird twist to Cat Cora being in the puz...Here is a weird twist to Cat Cora being in the puzzle today. On our local "Rock" station this morning they interviewed Paula Deen about her upcoming book. She mentioned that they were holding a contest in Philadelphia for recipes incorporating Philadelphia cream cheese. Anyway, our broker for Kraft Foods came in today and randomly picked 8 people out of the office. I was one. We were given $15.00 and 45 min to shop and make a dish using cream cheese and only 4 other items. There is a local Cub foods not far from my office. I won hands down and a nice Visa gift card of $100.00.<br /><br />Recipe:<br />One 8oz tub of garlic/chive easy spread cream cheese.<br />one 8oz container of Top-O-Tator<br />One English cucumber (no seeds)<br />One of those little loafs of pre-sliced rye breads<br />1 sprig of fresh dill<br />I think I won for presentation using fresh dill which is hard to come by here in MN this time of year.<br /><br />Combine the cream cheese and the Top the Tator, spread on the little breads, add a cucumber slice or two and sprinkle a little freshly chopped dill. Everyone loved it; and I can't decide if I want a new pair of shoes or bathing suit. I felt like I was in my own little Iron Chef competition. It was fun and am now urged by the broker to submit my recipe to the contest.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901963533031920633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-26772876416394579032010-04-08T20:31:34.550-05:002010-04-08T20:31:34.550-05:00Dot:
Please don't worry about it. I am called...Dot:<br />Please don't worry about it. I am called Lucinda about 50% of the time, by even someone whom I have known for over 30 years! it's an easy mistake and my name is rare; besides my grandmother, I've met only two other people with the name.<br /><br />I hope your next surgery goes well. And I'm glad your grandsons will help you with your furniture moving. It's good to be able to commandeer them!<br /><br />Argyle:<br />You are witty!<br /><br />To you who are still experiencing cold weather, I send wafts of warmth. . .Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-8479104136968094882010-04-08T19:43:27.560-05:002010-04-08T19:43:27.560-05:00Hi C.C. & gang,
A toughie today, Cat Cora was...Hi C.C. & gang,<br /><br />A toughie today, Cat Cora was a gimme for us because we're fans of the Iron Chef series. But that was about the only easy thing. I think that we got ~50% of the top half done before my wife left for work. I finished online in 'Red' and after I corrected 4D Tinged vs. Tinted (we had Tinted) I quickly got 'Dodging the Draft' and the rest were easier since they are all common sayings.Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05071851300251199505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-86588591722457208702010-04-08T19:24:03.943-05:002010-04-08T19:24:03.943-05:00Lucina,
I apologize for changing your name. I can...Lucina,<br />I apologize for changing your name. I can' just say, misspelling, because I made it different name. I've know of Lucindas before but you are the first, Lucina.<br />sorry,<br />DotDothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13347633214589201876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-64136612263632636732010-04-08T19:17:57.275-05:002010-04-08T19:17:57.275-05:00I thought today must be Friday. I couldn't ge...I thought today must be Friday. I couldn't get any traction at all with the puzzle. Maybe because I have too much else on my mind. We are getting the family room in the basement carpeted tomorrow which meant move all the furniture out into other areas; corral some grandsons to provide muscle power, etc. And in the middle of the work, our youngest grandson arrived, just home from college in Cal. He was marooned somewhere along the way by a closed road because of a blizzard. <br />Our new carpeting comes 22 mos. after the flood and 18 mos. after the water stopped coming in. There is a sofa on order, so one of these days the room should look nice.<br /><br />2D "a drop" I've had a bucket of drops in my eye in the last few weeks and will continue the regimen for four more weeks after I have the right eye surgery on Tuesday.<br /><br />Lucinda, I was out and about today but NOT enjoying the weather. When we got up this A.M. the ground was white with snow. Its gone now but the air was cold and damp all day. Hopefully, this is the end of the snow for this season.<br /><br />DotDothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13347633214589201876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-26994718805872882832010-04-08T18:41:45.341-05:002010-04-08T18:41:45.341-05:00Hello, C.C. and all,
I really enjoyed the theme an...Hello, C.C. and all,<br />I really enjoyed the theme answers as such, but didn't totally "get" the theme until coming here. Thank you, C.C. The "uneasy" repetition in the clues had eluded me. Hopefully I'll remember some of the names in today's puzzle which were complete unknowns for me. <br /><br />Also did the Newsday puzzle today, and even though they publish the theme, I still don't get it. Oh well.... <br /><br />Enjoy the evening!MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17409431043640770889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-55087160531143288232010-04-08T18:04:38.296-05:002010-04-08T18:04:38.296-05:00Hello All--I had the same stumbling blocks as almo...Hello All--I had the same stumbling blocks as almost everyone else, and a few more besides. A good learning experiece for me. I didn't know Cora, Etonics, and Earle. After putting in Vats for Oast, I had erased, put in and erased again, before I finished up the top middle section. <br /><br />There were some very good "out of the box" clues, such as Go for a Masters, and High Country. I was thinking of something Alpine for the last clue. <br /><br />I didn't know the Itar part of Itar-Tass. I knew Tass and it seems to me that is all I've ever heard in regards to the Russian news agency. Tass really is a shortening of the full name, isn't it?Chickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116766478313653724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-84330590096026106482010-04-08T17:43:33.133-05:002010-04-08T17:43:33.133-05:00BarryG:
Didn't you like the play on "chic...<i>BarryG:<br />Didn't you like the play on "chicken" meaning afraid, and "chicken of the sea" tuna? I thought it clever.</i><br /><br />Well, as I said, I've never heard anybody say they were chicken <i>of</i> something. They're either just plain chicken or else they're <i>afraid</i> of something. "Chicken of" to mean "uneasy about" just doesn't sound right to me.Barry G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17875477509288463142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-41173358551873488142010-04-08T17:40:21.219-05:002010-04-08T17:40:21.219-05:00@Lucina, lovely weather? I'm looking out at a...@Lucina, lovely weather? I'm looking out at a deck full of snow with a 30% chance of more tonight.<br /><br />In keeping with Argyle's golf theme today:<br />Birdie: one-under par<br />Eagle: Two under<br />Albatross: Three under, also called double-eagle<br /><br />And in the "No, I'm not making these up" department:<br /><br />Condor: Four under (recorded four times in history, but never in a pro tournament)<br />Ostrich: Five under (never achieved, but theoretically possible on a par 7)<br />Turkey: Three holes in one in a row<br /><br />In honor of the weather today, I propose that we call a score of 10 on any hole a "penguin". That's where some of us take a bath and stop counting...Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00645254428860855980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-80424328705928482692010-04-08T17:34:36.032-05:002010-04-08T17:34:36.032-05:00I loved the I, Claudius series. Derek Jacobi is s...I loved the I, Claudius series. Derek Jacobi is superb.<br /><br />This is almost Puttin' on the Ritz, only with <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeQ-wjDH4F4" rel="nofollow">different words</a>. They Might Be Giants!Hahtoolahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439791473590708547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-12217801027039620132010-04-08T17:30:37.893-05:002010-04-08T17:30:37.893-05:00Frenchie, your link was inspirational, not only to...Frenchie, your link was inspirational, not only to me, but to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH2nQHPs4aA" rel="nofollow"> Mel Brooks </a>.Lemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-85711762121233305782010-04-08T17:26:03.285-05:002010-04-08T17:26:03.285-05:00First, a shout out to BUCKEYE, we all hope life at...First, a shout out to BUCKEYE, we all hope life at the inn is all good, and Nurse Ratchet brought you a new playmate. <br /><br />As for the wonderful reference to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J6-t2mtNtU" rel="nofollow"> Caligula </a> and the horse in the senate, I strongly recommend you watch not only my link, but two fabulous shows, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=og3J_s1-bHc" rel="nofollow"> I CLAUDIUS </a> which starred Derek Jacobi in a fabulous performance, and the recent HBO series over two years, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABlZ9bRsqbE&feature=PlayList&p=71391832951D1A0D&playnext_from=PL&playnext=1&index=1" rel="nofollow"> ROME </a>.<br /><br />Interesting, after all of the new bloggers recently and all of the wonderful new constructors, we are so quiet.<br /><br />Phil did well GAH, but how about 60 year old Tom Watson at five under, and 50 year old Freddie Couples at 6 underLemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.com