tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post4950104251857361296..comments2024-03-28T14:00:34.582-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Saturday, Dec 3rd, 2016, John LiebZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-86286353131438368612016-12-04T07:44:39.185-06:002016-12-04T07:44:39.185-06:00I meant to check and got mired in the caves of Mon...I meant to check and got mired in the caves of Monte Python. Hilarious. I'd like to get started Sunday but today's paperwork day.<br /><br />Have a great day, California and especially Bill and Lucina<br /><br />WCWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-14441947621480613912016-12-04T00:01:59.656-06:002016-12-04T00:01:59.656-06:00Wilbur, and some of us in CST... Well, the Barenak...Wilbur, and some of us in CST... Well, the <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Jsf_GSbPV14" rel="nofollow">Barenaked Ladies sang it best. </a><br /><br />BTW, I discovered on CW alternate [over-air HD side-channel] old Tonight Shows w/ Johnny Carson. The one paused now (my Bro (Army one) called) is from '72 w/ Carrol Burnett and Bob Hope. Big topic - Nixon's re-election and Nam. Watching it is interesting 'cuz the more things seem to change, the more they stay the same - and we ENDURE. C, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-19083976793505179292016-12-03T23:39:58.902-06:002016-12-03T23:39:58.902-06:00Wilbur:
Don't despair. We of the western conti...Wilbur:<br />Don't despair. We of the western contingent read the late posts and other people will read them tomorrow.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-87810145034889255792016-12-03T23:12:56.859-06:002016-12-03T23:12:56.859-06:00Hey Wilbur, I'm still here.Hey Wilbur, I'm still here.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-78029623455694301582016-12-03T22:34:11.122-06:002016-12-03T22:34:11.122-06:002 Down Jeri Ryan
Seven of Nine2 Down Jeri Ryan<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sW8McCcjwJA/VOvJfNOUF8I/AAAAAAAAMSc/cuSW70BVJBc/s1600/zevendoetafkomennee.jpg" rel="nofollow">Seven of Nine </a><br />Magilla Go-Rillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18113605035807477547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35244624167494085322016-12-03T22:27:51.540-06:002016-12-03T22:27:51.540-06:00All the dead ends, ditto here. Hated to have to le...All the dead ends, ditto here. Hated to have to let go of TIDBIT. I had the 3 FIWs including Flare GUN. When I finally had a chance to come here I knew I should go over it. But SWEAR BAR makes weird sense.<br /><br />I actually settled on MEET CUTE, reasoning that MEET MATE probably wasn't right. <br /><br />Only stubbornness kept me at it, especially the NW thru DATER. I agree that it was possible to get Naticked out. <br /><br />Once I decided on HITE I looked it up. Sort of like the red ink thingy. <br /><br />I too liked all of Owen's Rick's and the write-up. Welcome back Splynter, I thought of you this morning while reading"We Agnostics". <br /><br />A lot of CUTE clueing. I think the groans are music to Mr Lieb's ears. <br /><br />Any ears out there to hear?<br /><br />WCWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-61332439975448979292016-12-03T18:25:33.151-06:002016-12-03T18:25:33.151-06:00Too hard for me. Also lost interest.Too hard for me. Also lost interest.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-54365707554285995782016-12-03T16:29:38.612-06:002016-12-03T16:29:38.612-06:00Another "constructor" who doesn't wa...Another "constructor" who doesn't want anyone to solve, horribly obscure cluing and no where to build. <br /><br />Hope you guys liked this, I thought it a hot mess. I enjoy working puzzles, the only enjoyment I got was recycling the paper it came in. AnonymousPVXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078186298428497941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-80130746416520735912016-12-03T14:43:30.562-06:002016-12-03T14:43:30.562-06:00Man, oh MAN! I was breezing through this one, fil...Man, oh MAN! I was breezing through this one, filling right 'n left, up 'n down -- until BAM! I hit the WALL -- and just couldn't continue without cheats. Rats! <br /><br />I felt much like Splynter. Too many unknowns like ASTANA and SIX SIGMA (Thanks, John Lieb; I'll compare my "Correct for Error" teaching to that handy mnemonic). And even though I'd already scored slickly with several semi-unknowns, like Mr. Rooney's EX-WIVES and NYU and TITMOUSE and TUDORS, I got stumped, chopped down to size, before the end. Grrr.<br /><br />Like Life itself, there ain't no Justice in Xwds. You can be King or Queen of the Grid five days a week, and then come a cropper with a medium-tough one. This was a very respectable contribution from Mr. Lieb. He may have known precisely what he was doing -- in letting me have my way, for instance, in the SW sector, an area that yielded its goodies with only a WEE BIT of resistance, so easy I SNEEZED at it. <br /><br />I wonder, whats the ERSE for "suckered"?<br />Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-55374336778799844472016-12-03T14:16:27.025-06:002016-12-03T14:16:27.025-06:00Michael: First - a confession - I'm a "s...Michael: First - a confession - I'm a "suit"/ da' man...<br /><br />That out of the way... LOL! Modern take on Twain. I know you kid me not... I knew Six Sigma was dead when 1000's of H1B "consultants" were suddenly "black belts." [not to disparage India-Indians, it just <i>was</i> in '04-ish].* <br /><br />I've been working overtime trying to "lean" NIST, Cisco, Forester, Gartner, and CEB's collective "advice" to real-world / applies-to-us security framework. You have no idea how much management/metrics is/are baked into this crap -- I don't work w/ dummies who need me to tell them .ru nor .cn should be hitting our ETHERNETs.<br />----<br />*For the record - I work with a bunch of guys/gals from India and they're Awesome! But these aren't [insert Corp here] goofs who sat for some dumb test; my buddies know their s***. Plus, they've introduced me to some really Awesome! food [There's this green stuff that you dip naan in and wow, Awwwwesome! {Sick of the A-word yet HG? :-)}} My "lunch bunch" hails from India, Hong Kong, Iran, UK, Cairo, and even Canada (Eh?).<br /><br />Lem - from way earlier. Yeah, <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Nvs5pqf-DMA" rel="nofollow">I do a killer rabbit</a> shadow puppet.<br /><br />Brooks never gets old M. Go-Rilla.<br /><br /> Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-77191762365463363062016-12-03T13:08:55.220-06:002016-12-03T13:08:55.220-06:00Anonymous T said:
"Michael & TTP - SIX S...Anonymous T said:<br /><br />"Michael & TTP - SIX SIGMA's flaw is "you get what you measure" so folk manipulate the numbers to get what the Suits want. See VW and diesel."<br /><br />You're right, so maybe that's why they put to on a diet? A while ago, the craze was "Lean Six Sigma" (I kid you not).<br /><br />And another maybe ... maybe we should change the saying to "Lies, damned lies, and six sigmas"!Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13270740184766230842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-74594837109454730742016-12-03T12:44:32.442-06:002016-12-03T12:44:32.442-06:00TTP... Many thanks!TTP... Many thanks!C6D6 Pegnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-76736666282494280672016-12-03T12:34:54.722-06:002016-12-03T12:34:54.722-06:00Well, I've had worse Saturdays. To my surprise...Well, I've had worse Saturdays. To my surprise, I actually got about 4/5 of this puzzle before cheating. Only the NW corner and the SE middle gave me some problems. Never heard of JERI RYAN or SHERE HITE, and although TJ MAXX occurred to me, I didn't think it was spelled with two Xes. King Ahab's father OMRI was a complete unknown to me, but I did get Mickey Rooney's EX WIVES. In the end I also goofed on TARZAN because I had SNEERED AT, like others. But all in all, this still was an interesting and tough, if very crunchy, Saturday puzzle--and yes, Splynter, it helped a lot to know you struggled a bit too. <br /><br />Have a great weekend, everybody!Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-90734347390231870512016-12-03T12:18:23.095-06:002016-12-03T12:18:23.095-06:00Here you go Peg.
Meet Cute
The https blogger...Here you go Peg. <br /><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGVSVOTgS2Q" rel="nofollow">Meet Cute</a><br /><br /><br />The https blogger. com stuff isn't needed.<br />Just put your link in place of the word url between the quotes.<br />In this case, the link is: <br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGVSVOTgS2Q<br />TTPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03978803962510303498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-32387842721430485452016-12-03T11:59:27.438-06:002016-12-03T11:59:27.438-06:00Sorry - that link didn't work. I'll try a...Sorry - that link didn't work. I'll try again.....<br /><br /><a href="www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGVSVOTgS2Q" rel="nofollow">MEETCUTE</a>C6D6 Pegnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-82564355881648752522016-12-03T11:53:58.941-06:002016-12-03T11:53:58.941-06:00Tough.... DNF and FIW on SWEARJAR/SWEAR?AR and TAR...Tough.... DNF and FIW on SWEARJAR/SWEAR?AR and TARRAN/SNEERED. Did know the MEETCUTE from "The Holiday" movie with Kate Winslet and Eli Wallach encounter: <br /><a href="www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGVSVOTgS2q" rel="nofollow">MEETCUTE</a><br /><br />Thanks, Splynter for the walk-though today!C6D6 Pegnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-70181696704039231942016-12-03T11:44:40.719-06:002016-12-03T11:44:40.719-06:00Hi everybody. I sailed through this with red lette...Hi everybody. I sailed through this with red letters turned on and enjoyed it about as much as I enjoy most Saturday puzzles, which is to say, not very much. But with red letter assist, it was a reasonable challenge for me for late Friday night.<br /><br />I think most of the folks here are better CW puzzle solvers than I am. But I was familiar with the term "Meet Cute." I first heard it years ago on Siskel and Ebert when they were reviewing a movie. The expression is pretty common in reviews of RomCom movies and TV shows for the offbeat situation invented by the screenwriters to bring the two leading characters together so they can fall in love. I don't like its syntax similarly to how I cringe at "My bad." Why not Cute Meet? Oh well...Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-49023967792540169802016-12-03T11:44:06.249-06:002016-12-03T11:44:06.249-06:00I've said it before in this forum and I'll...I've said it before in this forum and I'll say it again. I'm amazed at how some puzzles are difficult for me to solve and then I come here and everyone thought it was EZ-PZ and I feel like an idiot. And then, the opposite occurs.. I finished this in probably my fastest Saturday time in years and from what I'm reading people had some trouble with it. It's interesting how everyone's minds work differently. JJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10160962871151825507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-56653247524961958662016-12-03T11:39:27.052-06:002016-12-03T11:39:27.052-06:00I could have filled Betsy's jar before I final...<br />I could have filled Betsy's jar before I finally said .... it. Did manage to fill in most of the squares though, but approximately 20 were wrong and five were blank. I was simply over X'ed today.<br /><br />MEET CUTE makes no sense to me, but heck, that goes for a lot of the latest expressions. Revival figures/EMTS never came to mind. Neither did JERI RYAN. Never been a fan of Star Trek stuff. My oldest is our family expert. Lots of fills were correct thanks to lucky wags.<br /><br />Nuff complaining for today for this old timer.<br /><br />Might get our first winter storm next week. Hope it helps our drought conditions.<br /><br /> thehondohurricanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443949937298202696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-27906963971002275402016-12-03T11:25:10.002-06:002016-12-03T11:25:10.002-06:00Patted myself on the back when I thought of TJ MAX...Patted myself on the back when I thought of TJ MAXX instantly (don't know why, never shopped at ours), but should have known I'd go downhill from there. Finally muddled through, gave up, and came here. I love coming here and reading all the comments and learning from the masters. Thanks all and I'm off to do something even if it's wrong! Oh, Husker Gary, I have the same TRAIT - bottoms up!?tiptoethrunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-66478585581221823652016-12-03T11:04:49.491-06:002016-12-03T11:04:49.491-06:00TV TROPES - The Swear Jar
I read the Wikipedia ar...<br /><a href="http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheSwearJar" rel="nofollow">TV TROPES - The Swear Jar</a><br /><br />I read the Wikipedia article on MEET CUTE. Definitely not familiar with that jargon or argot.<br /><br />Also, just realized when I read your write up that I got REEVES by thinking of the wrong Superman. I thought his name was Christopher Reeves. I forgot about George. <br /><br />A teen friend of the neighbor boy has an XTERRA that needs a muffler now. It has for months. He has a really loud sound system instead. He thinks it's a Camaro or something. He'll probably need to get new tires soon. Squealing tires, bad exhaust system, and a blaring sound system... Yes Husker Gary, he thinks it is awesome.<br /><br />Betsy C, that's funny.<br /><br />Anonymous T - Yes, an inherent exposure in any measurement system. <br /><br /><br /> TTPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03978803962510303498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-7265172750436091382016-12-03T11:02:38.192-06:002016-12-03T11:02:38.192-06:00IrishMiss:
Yes, about TJMAXX and why I didn't ...IrishMiss:<br />Yes, about TJMAXX and why I didn't get "major clothing chain." It isn't exclusively for clothes, it's a department store. I was looking for something more specific.<br /><br />It's possible to buy bedding, household items, toiletries, shoes and even furniture, so calling it a clothing chain is a real stretch. Maybe Rich and John have never shopped there.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-46952829312340327572016-12-03T10:57:08.629-06:002016-12-03T10:57:08.629-06:00Thanks to my granddaughter's endless watching ...Thanks to my granddaughter's endless watching of TARZAN I knew Greystoke and JURADO made sense to me as a Hispanic surname though I don't recall Katy. Hand up for TIDBIT until WEEBIT took over. Only yesterday I saw HITE in another puzzle though I don't know any of the titles.<br /><br />And I can't believe that THMAXX failed me because I shop there frequently. When I looked up JERIRYAN it hit me. MEETCUTE??? I would not have guessed that. The center was kinder to me than the surrounding areas. <br /><br />Splynter, it's comforting to know you had a hard time with this one, too. It definitely challenged me.<br /><br />So thank you, John Lieb, for serving up obtuse clues and references.<br /><br />Have a splendid day, everyone! Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-12860136847316146192016-12-03T10:51:16.954-06:002016-12-03T10:51:16.954-06:00Hi all!
What XI of IX said... Thanks Splynter;th...Hi all!<br /><br />What XI of IX said... Thanks Splynter;that was my impression too. YESSIREE, Google and I are good buds now.<br /><br />I got started well (TJ MAXX pop'd to mind as did "But, Honey, look how much I saved." 'You didn't save diddly -you spent $300 and didn't need more shoes!' I digress. I MET CUTE in HS and she still is. I put up w/ it (and lame movies, right HG?) :-)<br /><br />Hum, I started and ended w/ SNEErED. Flair gUN too. D'Oh again.<br /><br />{A,A+,B,B+,B}<br /><br />Michael & TTP - SIX SIGMA's flaw is "you get what you measure" so folk manipulate the numbers to get what the Suits want. See VW and diesel.<br /><br /><b>Fav</b>: STAX just 'cuz the clue made me think of <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HC5fYlFpxmo" rel="nofollow">Mitch's </a>(@2:59) Pringles alternative. TEX MEX was nice too - love a good pico before SIESTA.<br /><br />AS EVER, XOXO, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-33308072863752050742016-12-03T10:41:47.019-06:002016-12-03T10:41:47.019-06:00Good Morning:
This was quite a struggle but I fin...Good Morning:<br /><br />This was quite a struggle but I finally finished and was confused by the lack of the Tada! Rechecked the entries and when nothing popped out, asked for the error removal and found the culprit. Gun instead of Sun. I had filled Gun in with complete confidence (Source of a flare? Why, Gun, of course!) Super Get did look odd but I know nothing about exercise lingo or gyms, for that matter.<br /><br />I did know Katie Jurado and Sheri Hite, but stumbled on Omri (I had Omoo) and had Tidbit before Wee Bit and USC before NYU. Meet cute is one of those finger-nails-on-the-blackboard entries. I know, I know, it's valid but I still don't like it. I would never describe TJ Maxx as a clothing store as they sell lots of other goods; it's more like a department store, on a smaller scale.<br /><br />Safe trip, Montana. As of right now, you are coming into decent weather.<br /><br />Thanks, John, for a real stumper and thanks, Splynter, for the informative write-up. I hope you're ready for the coming Christmas chaos!<br /><br />Have a great day.Irish Misshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12527047622731333304noreply@blogger.com