tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post4643228431802699668..comments2024-03-28T22:14:27.877-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Wednesday, February 29 2012 Donna S. LevinZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger96125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-76127875990626759702012-03-01T01:07:00.593-06:002012-03-01T01:07:00.593-06:00On the "bum" subject I defer to the cogn...On the "bum" subject I defer to the cognoscenti - I don't remember bumming cigarettes when I lived here, and I've quit smoking since so I guess my information is out of date!<br /><br />Must check facts! Poet-gender confusion and cigarette-acquisition ignorance does not an informed blogger make!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00485564817818402947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-33874397241697281912012-02-29T23:12:35.588-06:002012-02-29T23:12:35.588-06:00Thanks for checking in, Windhover. I'm glad yo...Thanks for checking in, Windhover. I'm glad you are safe. I should have known you'd have a storm cellar.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-91459280181590418562012-02-29T22:38:50.651-06:002012-02-29T22:38:50.651-06:00Windhover and Average J - I'm glad you were bo...Windhover and Average J - I'm glad you were both spared any damage last night/this morning. I'm not sure, but that might have been the storm that blew through CA on Monday. The prediction was for a shower or two. Instead it was downpours all day with thunder, lightening and two or three periods of really intense hail. Scary, weird weather.<br /><br />Bill G - Great big kitty video!<br /><br />JD - Loved the happy animals. That's why I would only use a MARSHMALLOW GUN on our overly aggressive squirrels.<br /><br />Tinbeni - not sure about your comment about speed solving, but when I say speedy, I mean less than a half hour. I solve, drink my coffee, eat my oatmeal and watch the news all at the same time. Sometimes I email and talk on the phone too. I am a pathetic multitasker.CrazyCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00245025301434920905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-32837859177850399912012-02-29T22:12:30.425-06:002012-02-29T22:12:30.425-06:00Happy birthday! Leapling!
Have you proposed a mat...Happy birthday! Leapling!<br /><br />Have you proposed a math problem to be solved? LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-90544334142086735872012-02-29T22:02:03.452-06:002012-02-29T22:02:03.452-06:00Leapling - Welcome and Happy Birthday!Leapling - Welcome and Happy Birthday!Spitzboovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448007368332133086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-29909883301073582722012-02-29T20:31:23.224-06:002012-02-29T20:31:23.224-06:00Today is my birthday. If I could actually calculat...Today is my birthday. If I could actually calculate my age according to this date, but with all the knowledge I have gained, I would be really happy. Today I celebrate my 10th birthday.<br /><br />Fun to do the puzzle with you.Leaplingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-54632520510358053242012-02-29T20:25:16.584-06:002012-02-29T20:25:16.584-06:00Re: Dummkopf; While Low Germans also say Dummkopp...Re: Dummkopf; While Low Germans also say Dummkopp, a related word, Dööskopp, means moron or twit.<br /><br />Earlier, Susan wondered about the spelling of der dumme Esel. Yes, it means dumb, silly, or foolish ass.<br /><br />Glad Windhover and his kids are ok. I used to favor Old Bushmill when I was younger. Jameson was good, too.Spitzboovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448007368332133086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-71235170370089842372012-02-29T20:12:47.509-06:002012-02-29T20:12:47.509-06:00WH-Glad all is well. Have a Bushmill's!
JD-T...WH-Glad all is well. Have a Bushmill's!<br /><br />JD-The animal pix are great-thanks for sharing.<br /><br />Lucina-Glad you got a chuckle!Irish Misshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12527047622731333304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-90913567515322441012012-02-29T20:08:49.833-06:002012-02-29T20:08:49.833-06:00The Animal Tracks slide show from MSNBC.The Animal Tracks <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46560425/ns/health-animal_tracks_slide_show/displaymode/1247/?beginSlide=1#" rel="nofollow">slide show</a> from MSNBC.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-76156954292004254592012-02-29T19:57:54.885-06:002012-02-29T19:57:54.885-06:00JD, I loved the happy animal photos.
I was tutori...JD, I loved the happy animal photos.<br /><br />I was tutoring two middle school students this afternoon and I took a couple of minutes out to tell them the (perhaps apocryphal) story of Karl Friedrich Gauss, one of the most gifted mathematicians of the last several hundred years. According to the story, in about 1785 when Gauss was about seven years old, he was going to school in a little one-room schoolhouse in Germany. The teacher got pissed at the noisy, inattentive students and told them to add the numbers from one to 100, figuring that would give him some peace and quiet. When he saw little Gauss put down his slate after about half a minute, he got angry and told him to come to the front of the room. He was astonished to see the correct answer written on Gauss's slate. Little Gauss had written 1 + 2 + 3 + ... + 98 + 99 + 100. He notice that the first and last numbers formed a pair with a sum of 101. The second and next-to-last number also added to 101. He noticed that there would be 50 such pairs. He multiplied 50 x 101 and got 5050, the correct answer. Pretty clever stuff for a seven-year-old. It showed the promise of things to come.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-8818487510773644652012-02-29T19:43:10.572-06:002012-02-29T19:43:10.572-06:00WH, sounds like a little Bushmills would do you go...WH, sounds like a little Bushmills would do you good right now. Glad to hear you dodged this one!HeartRxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08786026973246127946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-44555316482219744722012-02-29T19:42:11.507-06:002012-02-29T19:42:11.507-06:00WH, relieved to know that you are safe and have a ...WH, relieved to know that you are safe and have a rabbit hole...much too close<br /><br />Here are some<a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/animals/happiest-animals-in-the-world" rel="nofollow"> very happy animals</a>. They don't seem to be bothered by the daily news.JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789723171543457661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-24456726808204017712012-02-29T18:47:51.236-06:002012-02-29T18:47:51.236-06:00As Joe said, I had a distinct Sally Field moment w...As Joe said, I had a distinct Sally Field moment when I read of your concern. Thanks. <br />And my Irish whiskey of choice (other than the one I stay warm next to) is Bushmill's.windhoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09185847697518005172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-53713775555238916032012-02-29T18:45:26.660-06:002012-02-29T18:45:26.660-06:00Thanks all for asking. We're good here. The st...Thanks all for asking. We're good here. The storms passed about 5 miles north and south of us, and had weakened a bit getting here. <br />And yes, Lucy, like most rabbits I have a hole. First year we were here we had a very close call and started digging the storm cellar the next week. It is 8x16, has 8" thick walls and over a thousand feet of 1/2" rebar. Short of a direct atomic blast, we're good.windhoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09185847697518005172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-24986772900144082742012-02-29T18:35:33.218-06:002012-02-29T18:35:33.218-06:00Just got an e-mail from WH. He's doing fine. I...Just got an e-mail from WH. He's doing fine. I'll let him provide the rest of the welfare report, but suffice it to say that he's pleased about the concern.Avg Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02301873113962640644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-72133009512140485952012-02-29T18:07:58.559-06:002012-02-29T18:07:58.559-06:00I wrote this on my iPad. When I previewed it it di...I wrote this on my iPad. When I previewed it it didn't give the usual window on top, but ran it down the side of the page. <br /><br />I'm late doing the puzzle today had to hit the hot tub first. I'm skiing at Crested Butte. We had 12" of snow yesterday and the conditions were just prefect. Much fun!<br /><br />Good puzzle today and amusing write-up<br />TaTaPapa Cassnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-37604267478964530072012-02-29T17:58:28.021-06:002012-02-29T17:58:28.021-06:00Wow. If I hadn't learned it on the blog today...Wow. If I hadn't learned it on the blog today I would not have known the answer on Jeopardy! about Jameson's!Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-32642548555616230622012-02-29T17:51:55.363-06:002012-02-29T17:51:55.363-06:00@Chickie 4:18 and Susan 5:20--my grade school poem...@Chickie 4:18 and Susan 5:20--my grade school poem, which I think I can still recite, is Longfellow's "Paul Revere's Ride" (at least I think it was Longfellow's).<br /><br />Listen, my children, and you shall hear<br />Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere<br />. . . .Mistynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-53608709541695040512012-02-29T17:32:27.358-06:002012-02-29T17:32:27.358-06:00Hi gang -
I'm late today, and off to rehearsa...Hi gang -<br /><br />I'm late today, and off to rehearsal in a few minutes, ERGO no time to read the comments. My loss.<br /><br />Well, done, Steve. Very amusing write up.<br /><br />Got stuck on SEEDIER, spelt SEADIER to avoid REBID. Had FOOD filling the oven. Bit of a mess in the center section.<br /><br />Foggy here. Gloria is off taxiing granddaughter Rebekka to her rehearsal. Hope we avoid FENDER BENDERS.<br /><br />IMBO. Cool Regards,<br /><br />JzB trying to get rid of the cigarette-BUM imageJazzbumpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07337490817307473659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-62867014943799450992012-02-29T17:25:51.359-06:002012-02-29T17:25:51.359-06:00Great puzzle and entertaining write-up. Had never...Great puzzle and entertaining write-up. Had never heard of an " updo" before, so messed that up, and I keep forgetting APU.<br /><br />Steve, you said people don't bum cigarettes in London. Not quite sure what you meant?<br /><br />Bill G - loved your big cat video, they were so cute, but I don't think I'd want them doing that when they're all grown up!LA CW Addictnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-24554545691821276902012-02-29T17:20:57.659-06:002012-02-29T17:20:57.659-06:00Fun puzzle and great write up, thanks.
I didn'...Fun puzzle and great write up, thanks.<br /><br />I didn't know dummkopf was a real word. My grandfather used to go around muttering this and other words such as dummenezzle which I don't know how to spell but I think means dumb a**.<br /><br />Chikie, as far as you remembering that poem, half the time I can't remember important things like the year I got married. I can, however, recite the prologue to Chaucer's Canterbury Tales in Middle English--weird.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12382314731552481050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-30917363847235177802012-02-29T16:34:55.128-06:002012-02-29T16:34:55.128-06:00Thanks D-O. When I think of a Tyro I think of som...Thanks D-O. When I think of a Tyro I think of someone who is a force of nature, or unstoppable. Wonder why that is.<br /><br />Irish Miss and Hondo - Angie stars in Rizzoli & Isles on USA. They're on hiatus right now. She's good. And I love her speaking voice.Virginia Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06053093770700618811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-65012385054663360742012-02-29T16:30:01.610-06:002012-02-29T16:30:01.610-06:00Hi all,
This was a nice puzzle, some of it didn...Hi all,<br />This was a nice puzzle, some of it didn't come easy, especially in the SW corner. But it was fun.<br /><br />I read an article about Angie Harmon recently and, as Irish Miss said,she is trying to give her family a normal life.<br /><br />Dennis, I liked your picture of the Marshmallow Gun. It really sounds like a fun thing.<br /><br />On the theme, I didn't get it until I came here because I didn't read the clue right which said first syllable,and not word. <br /><br />I wanted rabbit for maze runner and that sure was wrong.<br /><br />Have a good evening, all!<br />MargeMargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07781756196891709805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-12275665511084919402012-02-29T16:18:05.722-06:002012-02-29T16:18:05.722-06:00HOla Everyone, Finally got to do the puzzle this a...HOla Everyone, Finally got to do the puzzle this afternoon. I loved the theme and everything filled in nicely. One misstep was for Drib--I put in Drab. Al Duce looked ok to me, so I left it in.<br /><br />Thanks Steve for the erudite writeup. Funny, too. <br /><br />I really like Donna Levin's puzzles and I am usually on her wavelength. That was the case today. <br /><br />Joyce Kilmer's "Trees" was one of the poems that I had to memorize in 8th grade. Amazing that I can recall it even today. <br /><br />Dodo, So good to "see' you today. <br /><br />WH, Stay safe and keep us posted about how you fared in the storms.Chickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116766478313653724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-79099962519608039752012-02-29T16:08:49.245-06:002012-02-29T16:08:49.245-06:00Speaking of heart attacks, Davey Jones of the Monk...Speaking of heart attacks, Davey Jones of the Monkees fame just died of a heart attack at age 66.Hahtoolahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439791473590708547noreply@blogger.com