tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post5608118113631729276..comments2024-03-28T08:31:00.782-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Thursday January 31, 2014 Ed Sessa Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-2792903197503874782014-02-01T14:49:58.217-06:002014-02-01T14:49:58.217-06:00Citation needed.
I found no incident of the preced...Citation needed.<br />I found no incident of the preceding claim.Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-49354745347281289602014-02-01T14:22:30.656-06:002014-02-01T14:22:30.656-06:00TALC is no longer an ingredient of baby powder and...TALC is no longer an ingredient of baby powder and hasn't been for years - at least legally! Since it is hazardous to infants' lungs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-43384209665059938352014-01-30T23:49:43.364-06:002014-01-30T23:49:43.364-06:00pje@2:25:
LOL! Thank you for your supplication to ...pje@2:25:<br />LOL! Thank you for your supplication to Mother Nature. I sincerely hope you have some sway with her!<br /><br />Beautiful renderings of Lorelei. Thanks for posting it.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-63358666316300526162014-01-30T23:32:57.248-06:002014-01-30T23:32:57.248-06:00I named by Red Betta, Ajax after the red bearded ...I named by Red Betta, Ajax after the red bearded warrior from the Trojan WarLemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-49441184099830339612014-01-30T22:02:07.258-06:002014-01-30T22:02:07.258-06:00Lovely Keith! Thanks for showing the beauty of the...Lovely Keith! Thanks for showing the beauty of the language.<br /><br />Husker Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09980336006827988210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-76615675145032310262014-01-30T21:37:32.330-06:002014-01-30T21:37:32.330-06:00Greetings!
Thanks for the puzzle and expo, Ed and...Greetings!<br /><br />Thanks for the puzzle and expo, Ed and CC!<br /><br />Went very swiftly for a Thursday. Swell!<br /><br />Did forget to decipher the theme.<br /><br />Last of three days' medical appointments in a row. Whew! Had truckload of wax cleaned out of right ear today! <br /><br />Enjoyed the links today! Thanks, folks!<br /><br />Cheers!fermatprimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391014624435192426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-18166803353987951172014-01-30T21:32:24.863-06:002014-01-30T21:32:24.863-06:00Thanks Mr. Ed :)Enjoyed this romp. Didn't see ...Thanks <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSsuohepbVk" rel="nofollow">Mr. Ed </a>:)Enjoyed this romp. Didn't see the theme, but did see trojan horse before I even read the clue. Not knowing Rabe, Lema or Lia sent me in another direction.<br />fav.= missal sites.<br /><br />Always nice to see you on unexpected days, C.C. I DO like it when you-Tube has the words so some of the songs make sense, or not.The vocabulary, although a little more vivid than I'd like, is much better than the words and silly repetitions in many of our songs in the 50's/60's. In HS we were banned from listening to KYA when <i>Wake up Little Susie</i> hit the airwaves. LOL! So tame.<br /><br />Many Rexall Drugstores had mini lending libraries. My Mom worked in one for awhile.<br /><br />Dennis, loved the cat vs.the mailman...hadn't seen it last night.<br /><br />JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789723171543457661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-44373350635640855132014-01-30T21:05:29.015-06:002014-01-30T21:05:29.015-06:00My goodness, that was lovely, Yellowrocks and Keit...My goodness, that was lovely, Yellowrocks and Keith. It almost brought tears to my eyes because both the melody and the words are so lyrical. Many thanks for posting this.Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-41191804408661931812014-01-30T20:15:49.837-06:002014-01-30T20:15:49.837-06:00Wait!
Here's an even better intro. Yellowrock...Wait!<br />Here's an even better intro. Yellowrocks has given you the excellent Tauber version. Here's Richard Tauber in a video that screens the German lyrics so they're easy to hear as <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m9LwyFoBaE" rel="nofollow">Tauber sings “Die Lorelei”</a>. Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-64673552443497960912014-01-30T19:58:50.676-06:002014-01-30T19:58:50.676-06:00Husker Gary, I agree: war movies did a lot to caus...Husker Gary, I agree: war movies did a lot to cause Anglo ears to receive the Hitleresque version of German. You'd probably need something like my experience in high school of attending weekly German movies at the Bridge in San Francisco with your best girl. They used to play pre-war musicals, from Mozart ("Die Zauberflöte") to Franz Lehár, plus post-war anti-Nazi romances.<br /> <br />Al Cyone @ 5:22: Thanks for your insight re CC's notion of 1948 being an Olympics year for the Chinese. Maybe so.<br /><br />Yellowrocks, thanks for the translation for Tinbeni @ 2:54.<br />You can't hear the sound in English, of course, but I do like the translation you've given-- by A.Z. Foreman.<br />Maybe a better introduction for Tinbeni and others would be to hear a musical rendition of the words to their traditional tune by Friedrich Silcher. Please, friends, just listen to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdOUWbYnsFA" rel="nofollow">Die Lorelei</a>. <br />(And, bitte, forgive the bad photo.)Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-58800613290358784532014-01-30T19:42:37.448-06:002014-01-30T19:42:37.448-06:00YR: Thanks!
(Those siren's have all the fun).YR: Thanks!<br />(Those siren's have all the fun).Tinbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661395078047234853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-83542501049292522582014-01-30T19:20:34.674-06:002014-01-30T19:20:34.674-06:00Keith thanks for confirming my view of tenderness ...Keith thanks for confirming my view of tenderness in the German language. <br />“Die Lorelei describes the eponymous female as a sort of siren who, sitting on the cliff above the Rhine and combing her golden hair, unwittingly distracted shipmen with her beauty and song, causing them to crash on the rocks. “ See LORELEI in Wiki. <br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0_PtHwbCiY" rel="nofollow">Link listen</a><br />Keith, may I offer an English translation. (not my own)<br />I know not if there is a reason<br />Why I am so sad at heart.<br />A legend of bygone ages<br />Haunts me and will not depart.<br /><br />The air is cool under nightfall.<br />The calm Rhine courses its way.<br />The peak of the mountain is sparkling<br />With evening's final ray.<br /><br />The fairest of maidens is sitting<br />Unwittingly wondrous up there,<br />Her golden jewels are shining,<br />She's combing her golden hair.<br /><br />The comb she holds is golden,<br />She sings a song as well<br />Whose melody binds an enthralling<br />And overpowering spell.<br /><br />In his little boat, the boatman<br />Is seized with a savage woe,<br />He'd rather look up at the mountain<br />Than down at the rocks below.<br /><br />I think that the waves will devour<br />The boatman and boat as one;<br />And this by her song's sheer power<br />Fair Lorelei has done.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-67808645789301930112014-01-30T19:14:00.704-06:002014-01-30T19:14:00.704-06:00Jim, I looked up Diary of a Crossword Fiend to see...Jim, I looked up Diary of a Crossword Fiend to see what was said about today's LAT.<br />Gareth wrote that the puzzle was better than average, including the reveal, but the words chosen for the theme didn't go together. I had the same misgivings when I first read saw them on CC's blog.<br />MARE is a female horse<br />SIRE is a father horse<br />PONY is a subspecies of horse<br />MARE, STALLION, and FOAL would go together.<br />Following the puzzle's lead for humans, it would read, "woman, father, Pygmy."Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-28973567138990491282014-01-30T18:56:44.294-06:002014-01-30T18:56:44.294-06:00CED,
That was a good one by the way :)CED,<br />That was a good one by the way :)Manachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13904472091922069440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-71480792662972761282014-01-30T18:51:43.785-06:002014-01-30T18:51:43.785-06:00Jeez, I can't even top CED's Post.
I must...Jeez, I can't even top CED's Post.<br /><br />I must be losing it :-)Manachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13904472091922069440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-15748042497555197222014-01-30T18:48:24.450-06:002014-01-30T18:48:24.450-06:00Dudley, thanks for the heads-up; sorry for the dup...Dudley, thanks for the heads-up; sorry for the duplication.<br /><br />Re the Lema crash, very interesting that it could have been mismanagement of the transfer switches, especially given two reasonably high-hour pilots. That crash and Payne Stewart one always bothered me.Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05476669744435495547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-68795178371937619002014-01-30T18:29:39.050-06:002014-01-30T18:29:39.050-06:00Dennis 1:06 - love that cat video! It's the sa...Dennis 1:06 - love that cat video! It's the same clip that Bill G just happened to put up last night, so I guess it's making the Internet rounds just now. You gotta respect the mail man!Dudleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587399549104728305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-32473574617965641822014-01-30T18:24:47.949-06:002014-01-30T18:24:47.949-06:00For you golf enthusiasts, I've been researchin...For you golf enthusiasts, I've been researching the plane crash that killed Tony Lema and his wife, along with the pilot and copilot. The news reports vary considerably in the details, so I've concentrated on the official NTSB write-up from that time (July 1966). The best guess NTSB could make for the cause was a fuel mismanagement problem, which likely led to one or both engines (it was a Twin Bonanza) losing power. I presume there was still fuel on board, but it was not being accessed. It's surprising, given that there were two qualified pilots up front; fuel is ALWAYS on your mind when flying. The weather wasn't mentioned as being a factor.Dudleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587399549104728305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-21555109506168273522014-01-30T17:57:15.687-06:002014-01-30T17:57:15.687-06:00Keith @2:54
I "might" have thought that ...Keith @2:54<br />I "might" have thought that was cooing ... <br />If you had provided the 'English Translation'.<br /><br />Tinbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661395078047234853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-72004886659767646422014-01-30T17:22:14.341-06:002014-01-30T17:22:14.341-06:00Keith Fowler@2:36 "I am not sure why CC refer...<b>Keith Fowler</b>@2:36 "<i>I am not sure why CC referred to that being the year of the first Chinese summer games.</i>"<br /><br />That puzzled me too but (thanks to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_Summer_Olympics#Participating_National_Olympic_Committees" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia</a>) this is what I think she meant: "The People's Republic of China made their first appearance in a Summer Olympics since 1952, while for the first time the Republic of China team participated as <i>Chinese Taipei</i>."Al Cyonenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-8112032572346455042014-01-30T17:21:00.597-06:002014-01-30T17:21:00.597-06:00Musings 2
-CED, Thanks for the cake for me and my ...Musings 2<br />-CED, Thanks for the cake for me and my electronic friend, CED! Also enjoyed your and other’s links today.<br />-kjinkc, I had some kids at a space camp and after some laser tag at 9 pm, I had a 16 oz Dr. Pepper that, as I later learned, was loaded with caffeine and I counted a lotta flowers on the wall that night<br />-PK, I didn’t say I hoped Emma didn’t understand the lyrics, I just stated that I hoped she would not engage in the activities the Perry woman advocates. Even I knew what Rosemary Clooney meant in the 50’s when she said “Come on-a my house, my house, I´m gonna give you candy. Come on-a my house, my house, I´m gonna give you everything”<br />-Misty, did you buy those T-FAL pans at a fair ;-)<br />-Sorry Keith, being raised on a diet of German war movies, it’s hard to associate that Deutsch with tenderness. I think we all have some misplaced stereotypical ideas when hearing other languages. <br />Husker Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09980336006827988210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-3301949630407880212014-01-30T16:30:58.192-06:002014-01-30T16:30:58.192-06:00Evening everyone,
Well this was an unexpected but...Evening everyone,<br /><br />Well this was an unexpected but pleasant surprise coming to the corner today ( No apologies necessary C.C. )<br />In case anyone missed my original post. I mentioned that that was my extra for this season and had no room for it. I did give most of it to my SIL which has helped her BIG TIME on her heating bill this year.<br />Everyone needs a helping hand now and then.<br /><br />Avg Joe... I laughed so hard at that Drabble link my sides hurt. <br /><br />Everyone seems to be on top of their game today... Don't know how I can do better?Manachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13904472091922069440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-70030251061117535372014-01-30T16:30:47.230-06:002014-01-30T16:30:47.230-06:00Please delete this post if it is bad blog etiquett...Please delete this post if it is bad blog etiquette. But there is a very interesting conversation between crossword constructors, editors and reviewers going on over at "Diary of a Crossword Fiend".<br /><br />I see everyone's point and tend to agree.<br />Jimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-2162833025664570142014-01-30T15:08:56.795-06:002014-01-30T15:08:56.795-06:00d-o: Thought that was one of those tangled pronunc...d-o: Thought that was one of those tangled pronunciation things, like "Owah Tagoo Siam". (Sorry I couldn't find a version of <a href="http://static.fjcdn.com/pictures/How_0c04ce_1796541.gif" rel="nofollow">this</a> without profanity.)<br /><br />PK: GNMA is "Ginnie Mae," there are also Fanny Mae, Freddie Mac, and Farmer Mac programs.<br /><br />-- I'm surprised no one has mentioned AJAX being one of the heroes of the TROJAN war. I tried doing a poem on that this morning, but it just didn't sing.<br /><br />{heiluma}OwenKLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16709695380239557575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-41808259775729908232014-01-30T14:54:02.297-06:002014-01-30T14:54:02.297-06:00YR,
Thanks for your comments ueber deutsch. Like ...YR,<br />Thanks for your comments ueber deutsch. Like most Americans, I learned only one language in school and chose German because a girlfriend was taking it. I stayed with it through grad studies (long after parting from the GF) and later lived in Austria for a time.<br />The Hitler model (and the old Dr. Krankenheit vaudeville sketches) have so popularized the guttural sounds and oom-pah rhythm that none of its whispery romantic sweetness gets through to the Anglo ear. I used to sometimes try to make my point by reciting the opening of Heine's "Lorelei" in a register that I privately thought of as "cooing":<br />Ich weiß nicht, was soll es bedeuten,<br />Daß ich so traurig bin,<br />Ein Märchen aus uralten Zeiten,<br />Das kommt mir nicht aus dem Sinn.<br /><br />I counted myself lucky when I got a few listeners to agree. Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.com