tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post5213373287095202584..comments2024-03-29T02:07:08.222-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Friday, July 10, 2020, Kevin SalatZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-44666506873107602162020-07-11T01:18:40.330-05:002020-07-11T01:18:40.330-05:00Puzzling thoughts:
Arriving way too late; I never...Puzzling thoughts:<br /><br />Arriving way too late; I never attempted the puzzle until just a half hour ago as I was getting ready for bed<br /><br />I had all kinds of misdirection going on; the first of the clues to the “theme” was when I solved HOLD COURTNEY; I filled in KNEE CAPS quite early, so the other 12 letter CLOO’s came easily<br /><br />I used BALONEY in my birthday limerick to -T yesterday; <br /><br />Had to look up MONÁE; changed KONG to KOKO, MRI to EKG, and EPIC to SAGA. Otherwise, the puzzle grid was pristine<br /><br />As one of the Corner’s regular “punsters”, this puzzle should’ve hit me in my SWEEP spot; but I’m giving it a “meh”+<br /><br />A late night haiku:<br /><br />Jane Dunce got married.<br />Her Dad was glad. Was this a<br />Nee jerk reaction?<br /><br />Ok, that was a stretch!! <br /><br /><br /><br />Chairman Moehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830681893074853511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-73490881448363803502020-07-10T22:27:13.472-05:002020-07-10T22:27:13.472-05:00Malodorous Manatee I believe your recitation 100% ...<b>Malodorous Manatee</b> I believe your recitation 100% because you obviously have a well-honed sense of humor and saw the knee-slapping possibility of the added layer of <b>pun</b>ishment from the Monty Python frivolity. <br /><br /><a href="https://chapelboromedia.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2014/07/nc-map-7-300x148.gif" rel="nofollow"><b> NORTH CAROLINA UNIVERSITIES </b></a><br /><br />Or this <a href="https://www.niche.com/colleges/search/best-colleges/s/north-carolina/" rel="nofollow"><b>LIST </b></a>Lemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-25528958051648617622020-07-10T21:53:24.834-05:002020-07-10T21:53:24.834-05:00CED - I had that same idea! It was going to be [d...CED - I had that same idea! It was going to be [drop the TH] INK OUTSIDE THE BOX [16x15] in the middle. Then two TH's dropping in the front and two in the back. It was probably too ambitious but I just tell myself I got busy with other stuff. :-)<br />// Anyone who wants to steal the idea - I'd be flattered.<br /><br />Since we're on the topic of construction.... Anyone know of a landmark with REVERSE in it? Like even a famous(ish) switchback.<br /><br />//Story time:<br />Last week Pop & I took separate cars to the memorial service. He in his Lincoln; me in Bro's SUV (he's in Kuwait - Pop keeps it watered).<br />I pull along side Pop at the light & roll down my passenger window. I start making gestures towards the road.<br />Pop rolls down his window and yells, "Title for title?"<br /><br />I laughed my butt off. We needed that.<br />Oh, yeah,... it's my Brother's car so I took the bet :-)<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-6824613517523377612020-07-10T17:36:07.500-05:002020-07-10T17:36:07.500-05:00Thank you to all that replied about UNC and Wiscon...<br /><br />Thank you to all that replied about UNC and Wisconsin.<br /><br />I never had a problem with the answer, except as I originally wrote that I had UvA, which is Charlottesville. Charlotte is definitely NC, and UNC made sense as I was flying through the puzzle. Plus, the perp dictated it.<br /><br />But then when reading the comments from Big Easy, Wilbur Charles and Swamp Cat, I thought perhaps (no matter how unlikely) that there was a different clue than what I had. Then Oc4beach wrote, "UNC at Charlotte is not the main campus" so I checked the clue that I had online, and it said nothing about main campus, thus my 11:41 question.<br /><br />Now I understand the nit you all were objecting to. The strong association that UNC could only be Chapel Hill, even though the school is the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It's obviously not North Carolina State at Charlotte, Duke at Charlotte, or Elon at Charlotte.<br /><br />So it's UNC at Charlotte, similar to University of Wisconsin at (fill in the blank), or any of the University of California(s) at (fill in the blank).<br /><br />True, the nit could have been avoided by changing the clue to Chapel Hill rather than Charlotte, but I still think it's a valid clue for the answer. <br /><br />TTPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03978803962510303498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-40017012927993082492020-07-10T17:29:40.573-05:002020-07-10T17:29:40.573-05:00I liked this puzzle. WEES.I liked this puzzle. WEES.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-5287298176755059232020-07-10T17:21:02.388-05:002020-07-10T17:21:02.388-05:00Antonella's?
I must have misspelt "anyon...Antonella's?<br /><br />I must have misspelt "anyone."<br /><br />But why would autocorrect replace "anything" with Antonella's.?CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-54766117182729929382020-07-10T17:19:31.842-05:002020-07-10T17:19:31.842-05:00Anon T @ 1:35 ~ I’m now getting sound. The problem...Anon T @ 1:35 ~ I’m now getting sound. The problem resolved itself just as mysteriously as it began. As I said, Gremlins and Goblins! 😈Irish Misshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12527047622731333304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-74601972569687729842020-07-10T17:16:47.310-05:002020-07-10T17:16:47.310-05:00fun fact!
& if taken literally
Since this is...<a href="https://images.app.goo.gl/exDsSS29pAWJUM5E7" rel="nofollow">fun fact!</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=funny+kneecap&client=safari&hl=en-us&prmd=ivsn&sxsrf=ALeKk01t229nEphJ8u4vVYyFIe5eI1PRxQ:1594417217674&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjfhYj_0sPqAhVEgXIEHTQJD0AQ_AUoAXoECA0QAQ&biw=1024&bih=666#imgrc=jeZ4_bRuLeNtlM" rel="nofollow">& if taken literally</a><br /><br />Since this is a Crossword Blog, I have questions you might be able to answer.<br />I have never attempted to create a Crossword Puzzle before, as it seems to <br />Be a herculean feat. But something "out of the box" came up the other day,<br />& it had me wondering.<br /><br />Assuming that a theme idea can only be used once,<br />Has anyone ever created a Xword around the reveal<br />"ThinkOutsideTheBox"<br />Since this is 18 letters, I guess the reveal would have to be split into<br />"Think" & "outside the box" while referring to each other in the clues.<br /><br />Then, 3 or 4 long theme answers (either across or down)<br />Would be missing their ending letters (qty tbd)<br />By butting up against the edge of the puzzle square in such a<br />Way that any ending letters will have "disappeared" as being outside<br />The puzzle frame. <br /><br />1) would the theme answers have to show complete words, or<br />Could they be nonsense until the missing letters are added?<br /><br />2) do the missing letters have to be the same in number?<br /><br />3) would all the missing letters have to be the same?<br />(The letters B-O-X would be delightful, but difficult word Enders etc...)<br /><br />So,<br />How can I find out if this theme has been used before?<br />Would Rich accept such a crazy idea?<br />& can Antonella's recommend a free computer program that would<br />Aid in puzzle creation?<br />(Emphasis on "free.")CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-46853066435780681182020-07-10T17:12:03.800-05:002020-07-10T17:12:03.800-05:00Or... WHAT goes into a Kevin Salat?
(His folks d...Or... WHAT goes into a <b>Kevin Salat</b>?<br /><br />(His folks didn't call him <b>Caesar</b> or <b>Cobb</b> for nuthin'.)<br />~ <b>OMK</b>Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-67068927016680675472020-07-10T16:46:13.510-05:002020-07-10T16:46:13.510-05:00Lemonade, this going to sound odd but it's tru...Lemonade, this going to sound odd but it's true. I actually solved the puzzle yesterday morning and wrote the first comments that I later posted here long before the day (yesterday) was out. I emailed them to myself and cut and pasted them into this thread this morning. The weird part is that my reference to The Knights Who Say Knee (Ni) was written many hours before your write up, with its accompanying title, was posted. Malodorous Manateehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03190184054027642643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-61383713383289600932020-07-10T16:01:53.230-05:002020-07-10T16:01:53.230-05:00I have found an answer that satisfies me. I looked...I have found an answer that satisfies me. I looked at diploma images from UNCC that say"The University of North Carolina at Charlotte." I think that perhaps university systems vary in naming their campuses.<br />So far we are having an hours long gentle rain that our parched lawns desperately need. My tomato plant might start growing again after idling for a week or two. I am starved for that real summer tomato taste. I can hardly wait. There is still the possibility of a deluge this evening and the early part of the night.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-25124016205405855692020-07-10T15:59:34.400-05:002020-07-10T15:59:34.400-05:00Burns a post just for this says...
Count de Money...Burns a post just for this says...<br /><br /><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sztf4hcGrB4" rel="nofollow">Count de Money</a></b> [@1:38 the peasants are revolting].<br /><br />-TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-10590202953167008762020-07-10T15:41:53.753-05:002020-07-10T15:41:53.753-05:00Actually, I screwed that story up. Um...
We moved...Actually, I screwed that story up. Um...<br />We moved to Ruston but then DW commuted to NLU in Monroe for Journalism [RTVF: Radio-Television-Film} until she took a Shakespeare class and (with only one semester to go! and a job offer!) wanted to switch to English. Made (now PhD) DW happy, so why not? <br />-TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-51297045241886081332020-07-10T15:34:32.172-05:002020-07-10T15:34:32.172-05:00I kinda think we should use the "Baloney"...I kinda think we should use the "Baloney" spelling if we want to have it pronounced that way. <br />Otherwise, let's stick with the Italian pronunciation for BOLOGNA. <br />That's the only clue/fill to which I had any objection. <br /><br />This was a perfect Friday pzl*. Challenging, but do-able. Thanks, Mr. <b>Salat</b>! <br />(Psst. Do you get tired of people asking, "Just how fresh is your <b>Kevin Salad</b>?")<br /><br />Be safe & healthy, everyone!<br />~ <b>OMK<br />____________<br />*</b> If only there had been some diagonals...Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-24033989046065027102020-07-10T15:31:26.134-05:002020-07-10T15:31:26.134-05:00All this talk of college systems...
DW is a < b...All this talk of college systems...<br />DW is a < big cheese > in HTown's community college system. She manages two programs AND still teaches to pull kids up. She believes (as do I) in the power of education.<br /><br />Swamp - DW started at LSU-S(hreveport) & I at Tech-Barksdale while we amAss'd enough money to move full time to LA Tech in Ruston (she in English, me in EE). Pretty ambitious (or stupid!?!) for two <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajbJqfNS0aA" rel="nofollow"> 18yro kids, eh? </a></b> [The Boss in '75 - Born to Run]. <br />Frankly, professors were stellar at both schools.<br /><br />Hot? I think they said it's 114F (index) in Houston today. It's only 94F. My garage laptop (I'm typing on it now) does feel a bit warm though.<br /><br />CED - The QUEEN's lid [HAT] is LOL!<br /><br />Back to giving the flowers some relief with the hose...<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-89143005553903836722020-07-10T15:05:14.253-05:002020-07-10T15:05:14.253-05:00Ray O Sunshine, it's been a while since I thou...Ray O Sunshine, it's been a while since I thought of the Count de Monet. As an adherent of the Gospel According to Mel, it is always good to see such references.<br /><br />Anonymous-T, I'm slowly learning the customs of this place. I think there may be a song in there somewhere.Malodorous Manateehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03190184054027642643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-18802352379946372182020-07-10T14:57:28.898-05:002020-07-10T14:57:28.898-05:00WC, I’m learning sooo much about how states organi...WC, I’m learning sooo much about how states organize their schools. They all seem to be different.<br /><br />LSU was once the flagship, main campus, of an extended series of “lesser” schools. One of the was LSU- New Orleans. LSUNO. <br /><br />As this city school increased in size and wealth (we won’t go there!) it separated from the rest of the system. Lots of politicking involved. Then the whole system disintegrated into separate schools with no connection to LSU.<br /><br />I suspect that might have happened in North Carolina but I have no way of knowing. Now they seem to have a loose association of schools of which UNC and UNCC are two.<br /><br />I’m going by my memories. I never heard the words Main Campus.<br /><br />But I went to Duke - so I really don’t care as long as my Devils beat those Tarheels!<br /><br />Spitz, you win! Curling indeed!<br /><br />SwampCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06893584705424353444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-17786001527367191702020-07-10T14:43:11.983-05:002020-07-10T14:43:11.983-05:00WC, Florida is a large state with varying climatol...WC, Florida is a large state with varying climatology. When I was living in Gainesville, I bought an older Spanish style house that I was remodeling with help from my then girl friend's father. The house did not have central air or heat. One night in January we went out to eat because the kitchen was torn up. It was 19° when we got home to find smoke billowing from the house. We were able to locate and rescue the dog and cat. <br /><br />In South Florida, if you do not factor in wind chill or heat index, the temp has not gone below 32° nor above 98°Lemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-52663949553739363442020-07-10T14:34:55.541-05:002020-07-10T14:34:55.541-05:00I enjoyed this puzzle with different spellings of ...I enjoyed this puzzle with different spellings of KNEE. <br /><br />I thought Janelle MONAE was excellent as one of the scientists(she was the engineer) in "Hidden Figures"<br /><br />TTP - my DIL graduated a few years ago from UW-LaCrosse which is what she calls it, or if she is in Wisconsin just LaCrosse. If she just says UW she is talking about the original/main campus in Madison. From the 10 years we lived in Wisconsin other campuses people say the same - "I went to EauClaire" or I went to "Stout" in Wisconsin but if talking to people elsewhere they say UW-EauClaire.<br /><br />Thanks Lemonade for a fun review and Kevin for an amusing puzzle!inanehikernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-54599197836218057272020-07-10T14:34:46.991-05:002020-07-10T14:34:46.991-05:00It is very pleasing to read the comments of all th...It is very pleasing to read the comments of all the new posters who joined our blog this year. There is always attrition but as some leave, there are new people to fill the void. 2019 and 2020 have brought an entirely new bunch of posters who each have their own unique perspective. We also have some drive-bys from our past (hi Hondo, Wik Wak, Chairman Moe, and anyone I am forgetting. I have been here since 2008 and am still having fun and learning things. Thank you all, and C.C. most of al. Lemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-18444857702401707242020-07-10T14:33:36.851-05:002020-07-10T14:33:36.851-05:00Swamp, so NC State? Charlotte? I recall UNC Charl... Swamp, so NC State? Charlotte? I recall UNC Charlotte from the 'Cornbread' Maxwell days of the 70s when they made NCAA semis. <br /><br />Could the Challenger mishap be similar to the Big Dig problem with "Summer" epoxy? Lemon, can you recall 25° in FLA? I can't (05-20)<br /><br />TTP, why didn't clue say "School in Chapel Hill?". Ok, ask Rich. Also, let's not even talk about Cali. Also, there's UMass and UMass/Boston. Technically same but former don't think so . Then there's Boston State where I took a Master's course in French. You can add Wilbur to the list of former schoolteachers. Freshman French. Then came OCS where Tony's "hike" was a walk in the park but nothing at OCS was as bad as that year of teaching 9th grade boys.<br /><br />And finally, IM etal. Same comment as last week re. Saturday. But if Wilbur can solve it…<br /><br />WC<br /><br />Ps, for newbies, when two obscure proper names cross it's referred* to as a 'Natick'<br /><br />*Google was ok with that <br /><br />CED, loved the "Beanie". <br />Wilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-60735154399642406442020-07-10T14:13:04.158-05:002020-07-10T14:13:04.158-05:00For those too young to remember:
Lloyd Price - La...For those too young to remember:<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYO263wui1w" rel="nofollow">Lloyd Price - Lawdy Miss Clawdy</a><br /><br />That's Fats Domino playing piano. Elvis, Domino and others also covered the song.LEO IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109264341518680358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-30966475184246114882020-07-10T14:12:22.009-05:002020-07-10T14:12:22.009-05:00Well, I made a nice mess out of this one! FIVW (V...Well, I made a nice mess out of this one! FIVW (Very Wrong), but at least I finished a Friday puzzle, and that is a plus and a learning experience. The other neat thing was that I figured out the theme, which is something I usually forget to do before I come here.<br /><br />Didn’t know LENOVO (I try to stay OUT of computer places; I have enough trouble with camera stores/sites! Started off with the other HORDE. Ain’t homophones great when one is in a hurry? Fixed it quickly, but it set the tone.<br /><br />I agree that the clue should have read, “School in Chapel Hill.” Charlotte = UNCC. No, I had no trouble with it, other than a nit.<br /><br />Back in the good old days, all three of the Research Triangle schools used to beat the turtle stuff out of my Maryland Terrapins in the ACC, especially in basketball. “Lefty" Driesell was hired in 1969 (just before I was getting out of there) to make Maryland the “UCLA of the East.” Never happened with Lefty (he left in ’86), but we did beat the post-Bobby Knight Indiana Hoosiers for the 2002 NCAA championship. Some of us think Maryland had a decent chance of winning the 2020 NCAA championship, had the virus not come along and shut down everything.LEO IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109264341518680358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-67355210234106541242020-07-10T13:57:08.215-05:002020-07-10T13:57:08.215-05:00Swamp Cat @ 1050 - - Close also counts a lot in cu...Swamp Cat @ 1050 - - Close also counts a lot in curling.<br /><br />Saw 2 'NEYs - COURTNEY and CLOONEY. I hear both 'baloney' and the glided 'g' in Bologna a lot. Not a problem if one simply says "Wurst" or Wust.<br /><br />UNC - Our paper had Sch. in Charlotte. Maybe UNCC was shortened to UNC per the abbreviated clue. :-)<br /><br />WELCOME aboard to Adele. Sorry for not welcoming earlier. Seems like more people are dipping their toe in the water. I remember how reluctant I was to do so, but happy that I did.<br /><br />Spitzboovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448007368332133086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-15070378824649736302020-07-10T13:54:42.845-05:002020-07-10T13:54:42.845-05:00
This was a rather crunchy Friday go.
No write-ov...<br />This was a rather crunchy Friday go.<br /><br />No write-overs today.<br /><br />From yesterday...<br /><br />About the “poison” that turned out to be “Hi-Dri”...<br /><br />I was working in my buddy’s garage and got thirsty. Nothing in the garage fridge...but wait, there’s a bunch of cola 2 liters on the floor. I put one in the fridge, about 20 minutes later I took it out, opened it and took a mouthful....which I immediately spewed out, gagging. <br /><br />Old oil. <br /><br />Thanks for that memory, lol. <br /><br />See you tomorrow, stay safe. AnonymousPVXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078186298428497941noreply@blogger.com